About Rishipur Village

Rishipur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 689 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rishipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rishipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Raiganj
Pincode	733123
Area (hectares)	265.91 hectares
Population	1,331
Male Population	689
Female Population	642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 Rishipur compares

By the 2011 count Rishipur is the 116th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 265.91 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Rishipur

Rishipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rishipur 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 Rishipur from other places

Rishipur lies about 46 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about under 2 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 Rishipur
Nearest railway station	Kamalpur Halt	under 2 km
Nearest town	Katihar	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raiganj	30 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	46 km

Villages closest to Rishipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raiganj 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 Rishipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rishipur village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 116th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Rishipur village has 689 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rishipur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Rishipur is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rishipur covers 265.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rishipur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rishipur is Kamalpur Halt, about under 2 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 Rishipur.

Rishipur is about 46 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rishipur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kamalpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Katihar is about 27 km away. Raiganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.