About Rasapunja Village

Rasapunja is one of the larger villages in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,036, made up of 4,095 males and 3,941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasapunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasapunja village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Thakurpukur Mahestola
Pincode	700104
Area (hectares)	554.44 hectares
Population	8,036
Male Population	4,095
Female Population	3,941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasapunja compares

By the 2011 count Rasapunja is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents. Its 554.44 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Rasapunja

Rasapunja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rasapunja as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rasapunja from other places

Rasapunja lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 3.9 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 Rasapunja
Nearest railway station	Joka	3.9 km
Nearest town	Maheshtala	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurpukur Mahestola	33 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	33 km

Villages closest to Rasapunja

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

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Common questions about Rasapunja

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasapunja village had a population of 8,036. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents.

Rasapunja village has 4,095 males and 3,941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasapunja has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Rasapunja is 700104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasapunja covers 554.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rasapunja falls under Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rasapunja is Joka, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rasapunja.

Rasapunja is about 33 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.

Rasapunja is in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 3.9 km away. Maheshtala is about 8.0 km away. Thakurpukur Mahestola is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.