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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a large village in Sugauli tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,134, made up of 1,142 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845456, 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 Sugauli
Pincode 845456
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 2,134
Male Population 1,142
Female Population 992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 27th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 18 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Dharminiya, about 4.7 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 Dharminiya 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sugauli 7.9 km
Nearest town Sagauli 7.9 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 18 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sugauli 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 2,134. That makes it the 27th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 1,142 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 845456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Dharminiya, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 18 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 Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Dharminiya is about 4.7 km away. Sugauli is about 7.9 km away. Sagauli is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ledihar (under 2 km), Khutiharwa (under 2 km) and Parsauna (under 2 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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