About Raria Village

Raria 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 1,885, made up of 1,000 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Raiganj
Pincode	733134
Area (hectares)	170.15 hectares
Population	1,885
Male Population	1,000
Female Population	885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raria compares

By the 2011 count Raria is the 81st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 170.15 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Raria

Raria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raria 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raria from other places

Raria lies about 52 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 6.7 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 Raria
Nearest railway station	Harishchandrapur	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raiganj	28 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	28 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	52 km

Villages closest to Raria

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 Raria

As per the Census of India 2011, Raria village had a population of 1,885. That makes it the 81st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Raria village has 1,000 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raria has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Raria is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raria covers 170.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Raria is Harishchandrapur, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Raria.

Raria is about 52 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raria is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Harishchandrapur is about 6.7 km away. Raiganj is about 28 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.