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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,895, made up of 1,534 males and 1,361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 2,895
Male Population 1,534
Female Population 1,361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 31st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur 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 Raghunathpur from other places

Raghunathpur lies about 37 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, about under 2 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 Raghunathpur
Nearest railway station Barsoi Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 3.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 21 km
District headquarters Katihar 37 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghunathpur village had a population of 2,895. That makes it the 31st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 1,534 males and 1,361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Raghunathpur covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raghunathpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Barsoi Junction, about under 2 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 Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 37 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi Junction is about under 2 km away. Barsoi is about 3.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molnapara (under 2 km), Imadpur (2.7 km) and Bhag Barsoi (3.0 km).

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

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