Rasiknagar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Rasiknagar is a village in Bundwan mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal. It has a population of 232 across 50 households with a literacy rate of 40.5%. The village is located at coordinates 22.748°N, 86.567°E.
By population, Rasiknagar ranks #110 of 134 villages in Bundwan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rasiknagar is a village of 232 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Bundwan block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 110th-largest of 134 villages in Bundwan block. Literacy is 41%, 12 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 886 women per 1,000 men. It lies 63 km from the Purulia district centre, 19 km from Galudih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723129, served by Bundwan post office; the LGD village code is 332459. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bundwan BPHC, 16 km away. The sarpanch is MOUSUMI MURMU, and the village votes in Bandwan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Labsen Baskey. The population is estimated at 260 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasiknagar · this village | 232 | 41% | — |
| Rasiknagar · Boram | 1,898 | 56% | 0 km N |
| Dulukdih Samil Kendapara · Bundwan | 405 | 62% | 0.9 km SW |
| Ledam · Bundwan | 299 | 40% | 1.4 km E |
| Kantagora · Bundwan | 737 | 43% | 2.2 km N |
| Bamandera · Bundwan | 50 | 34% | 2.3 km N |
| Latajharna · Bundwan | 240 | 39% | 2.5 km SW |
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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