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About Rakshaskhali Village

Rakshaskhali is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,729, made up of 2,438 males and 2,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743371, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakshaskhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakshaskhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743371
Area (hectares) 757.5 hectares
Population 4,729
Male Population 2,438
Female Population 2,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakshaskhali compares

By the 2011 count Rakshaskhali is the 27th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 757.5 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Rakshaskhali

Rakshaskhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rakshaskhali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rakshaskhali from other places

Rakshaskhali lies about 47 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Namkhana, about 14 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 Rakshaskhali
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Namkhana 14 km
Nearest town Haldia 44 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 47 km

Villages closest to Rakshaskhali

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 Rakshaskhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakshaskhali village had a population of 4,729. That makes it the 27th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Rakshaskhali village has 2,438 males and 2,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakshaskhali has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Rakshaskhali covers 757.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rakshaskhali is Namkhana, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rakshaskhali.

Rakshaskhali is about 47 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.

Rakshaskhali is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 5.4 km away. Namkhana is about 14 km away. Haldia is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kshetra Mohanpur (under 2 km), Krishnadaspur (2.5 km) and Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur (4.1 km).

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

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