Rakshaskhali is a village in Patharpratima mandal, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. The village has a population of 4,729 across 936 households, with a literacy rate of 73.3%. It is located at coordinates 21.745°N, 88.372°E and uses PIN code 743371.
By population, Rakshaskhali ranks #27 of 92 villages in Patharpratima mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rakshaskhali is a village of 4,729 people in 936 households (Census 2011) in Patharpratima block, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, the 27th-largest of 92 villages in Patharpratima block. Literacy is 73%, 2 points above the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. It lies 52 km from the South 24 Parganas district centre, 22 km from Akshyanagar, the nearest town, 14 km from Namkhana railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 743371, served by Pathar Pratima post office; the LGD village code is 335400. The nearest hospital or health centre is Madhabnagar Rural Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Patharpratima assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samir Kumar Jana. The population is estimated at 5,290 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Brajaballavpur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakshaskhali · this village | 4,729 | 73% | — |
| Kshetra Mohanpur · Patharpratima | 5,589 | 73% | 1.4 km W |
| Krishnadaspur · Patharpratima | 2,653 | 73% | 2.5 km SE |
| Dakshin Shibganj · Patharpratima | 5,828 | 76% | 4.2 km N |
| Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur · Patharpratima | 4,379 | 71% | 4.1 km NW |
| Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur · Kandi | 1,152 | 46% | 4.1 km NW |
| Brojaballabpur · Patharpratima | 6,671 | 71% | 4.4 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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