Rakhalgachi is a village in Ranaghat - II mandal, Nadia district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,101 distributed across 446 households. The village has a literacy rate of 64% and is located at 23.196°N, 88.697°E with PIN code 741504.
By population, Rakhalgachi ranks #62 of 110 villages in Ranaghat - II mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rakhalgachi is a village of 2,101 people in 446 households (Census 2011) in Ranaghat - II block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 62nd-largest of 110 villages in Ranaghat - II block. Literacy is 64%, 7 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Nadia district centre, 5 km from Duttapulia, the nearest town, 9 km from Gangnapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 741504, served by Duttapulia post office; the LGD village code is 322140. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhabani Nursing Home and Diagnostic Clinic, 14 km away. The sarpanch is Anup Biswas, and the village votes in Ranaghat Uttar Purba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashim Biswas. The population is estimated at 2,350 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakhalgachi · this village | 2,101 | 64% | — |
| Purba Puthkhali · Ranaghat - II | 1,728 | 65% | 1.2 km W |
| Badbagi · Ranaghat - II | 144 | 75% | 1.2 km E |
| Uttarkhaspukur · Ranaghat - II | 700 | 72% | 1.5 km N |
| Khargadanga · Ranaghat - II | 1,607 | 74% | 1.5 km NE |
| Purbanagar · Ranaghat - II | 2,497 | 69% | 1.9 km NE |
| Nathkura · Ranaghat - II | 2,370 | 69% | 2.3 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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