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About Rajghat Village

Rajghat is a large village in Sonai tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,709, made up of 2,414 males and 2,295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.99 hectares hectares.

Rajghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajghat village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Sonai
Area (hectares) 318.99 hectares
Population 4,709
Male Population 2,414
Female Population 2,295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajghat compares

By the 2011 count Rajghat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 318.99 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Rajghat

Rajghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajghat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajghat from other places

Rajghat lies about 8.0 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Bhasha Shahid, about 10 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 Rajghat
Tehsil headquarters Sonai 5.6 km
District headquarters Cachar 8.0 km
Nearest town Silchar 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhasha Shahid 10 km

Villages closest to Rajghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonai 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.

Common questions about Rajghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajghat village had a population of 4,709. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Rajghat village has 2,414 males and 2,295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajghat has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Rajghat covers 318.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajghat falls under Sonai tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Rajghat is Bhasha Shahid, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajghat.

Rajghat is about 8.0 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajghat is in Sonai tehsil of Cachar district. Sonai is about 5.6 km away. Cachar is about 8.0 km away. Silchar is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonabarighat Pt I (under 2 km), Sonabarighat Pt Ii (under 2 km) and Bagpur Pt I (5.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rajghat today is likely to be higher.

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