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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Paharpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 918 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Paharpur
Pincode 845422
Area (hectares) 88.3 hectares
Population 1,807
Male Population 918
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 28th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents. Its 88.3 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Raghunathpur from other places

Raghunathpur lies about 132 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Udwant Nagar Halt, about 6.3 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 Udwant Nagar Halt 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Paharpur 7.1 km
Nearest town Arrah 11 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 132 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paharpur 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 1,807. That makes it the 28th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 918 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 845422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 88.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raghunathpur falls under Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Udwant Nagar Halt, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 132 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Udwant Nagar Halt is about 6.3 km away. Paharpur is about 7.1 km away. Arrah is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganga Pipra (3.0 km), Kamal Pipra (3.0 km) and Bankat (4.0 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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