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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Rakshani is a village in Sankrail mandal, Jhargram district, West Bengal, with a population of 419 across 92 households. The village has a literacy rate of 63% and is located at coordinates 22.174°N, 87.146°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PUTA SING MURMU
Contact: 93****3701
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- LGD code
- 341374
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population
- 419
- Households
- 92
- Literacy rate
- 63%
- Sex ratio
- 1005 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 199
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 133 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1051 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khemasuli · 19 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bhangagarh RH · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rakshani compares
By population, Rakshani ranks #104 of 287 villages in Sankrail mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.0%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Rakshani
- 63.0%
- Sankrail mandal
- 65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,005
+23 vs mandal average
- Rakshani
- 1,005
- Sankrail mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Rakshani
- 4.6
- Sankrail mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rakshani at a glance
Rakshani is a village of 419 people in 92 households (Census 2011) in Sankrail block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 104th-largest of 287 villages in Sankrail block. Literacy is 63%, 2 points below the block average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Jhargram district centre, 35 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 19 km from Khemasuli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721516, served by Lalgarh (West Midnapore) post office; the LGD village code is 341374. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhangagarh RH, 3 km away. The sarpanch is PUTA SING MURMU, and the village votes in Gopiballavpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Mahata. The population is estimated at 469 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rakshani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 9
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 117.14
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.62
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rakshani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rakshani
- LGD code
- 341374
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 419
- Population (projected 2026)
- 469
- Households
- 92
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1005
- Literacy rate
- 63.0%
- Coordinates
- 22.17415°N, 87.14618°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gopiballavpur
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Mahata
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PUTA SING MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Sankrail
Getting there
How to reach Rakshani
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata133 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1051 km
- Delhi1228 km
- Chennai1246 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKhemasuli19 km
- Bus stopDhobi Ghat Bus Stop24 km
- Hospital / PHCBhangagarh RH3 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank23 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum26 km
- CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science23 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station23 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)