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About Raghaul Village

Raghaul is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 484 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.04 hectares hectares.

Raghaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 105.04 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 484
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raghaul compares

By the 2011 count Raghaul is the 104th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 105.04 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Raghaul

Raghaul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raghaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raghaul from other places

Raghaul lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 2.0 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 Raghaul
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 3.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 29 km

Villages closest to Raghaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghaul village had a population of 914. That makes it the 104th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Raghaul village has 484 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghaul has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Raghaul covers 105.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raghaul falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raghaul is Kamalpur Halt, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raghaul.

Raghaul is about 29 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghaul is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Kamalpur Halt is about 2.0 km away. Azamnagar is about 3.7 km away. Katihar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimaul (under 2 km), Rasidpur (1.6 km) and Nanania (1.8 km).

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

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