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About Rakhalpur Village

Rakhalpur is one of the larger villages in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,076, made up of 3,090 males and 2,986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 938.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743371, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743371
Area (hectares) 938.78 hectares
Population 6,076
Male Population 3,090
Female Population 2,986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhalpur compares

By the 2011 count Rakhalpur is the 11th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 938.78 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Rakhalpur

Rakhalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakhalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakhalpur from other places

Rakhalpur lies about 46 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Namkhana, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rakhalpur
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Namkhana 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 46 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 47 km

Villages closest to Rakhalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patharpratima tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rakhalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhalpur village had a population of 6,076. That makes it the 11th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Rakhalpur village has 3,090 males and 2,986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhalpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Rakhalpur is 743371. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhalpur covers 938.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakhalpur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rakhalpur is Namkhana, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rakhalpur.

Rakhalpur is about 46 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhalpur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 9.7 km away. Namkhana is about 21 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur (2.8 km), Sridhar Nagar (3.0 km) and Sibnagar (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rakhalpur today is likely to be higher.

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