About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is one of the larger villages in Turkaulia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,161, made up of 6,450 males and 5,711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.8 hectares hectares.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Turkaulia
Area (hectares)	408.8 hectares
Population	12,161
Male Population	6,450
Female Population	5,711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
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 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,466 residents. Its 408.8 hectares work out to about 30 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 916.

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 61 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Sriram, about 9.7 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	Gauri Sriram	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Turkaulia	13 km
Nearest town	Bettiah	26 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	61 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

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

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Common questions about Raghunathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghunathpur village had a population of 12,161. That makes it the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,466 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 6,450 males and 5,711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Raghunathpur covers 408.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Gauri Sriram, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 61 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 Turkaulia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Gauri Sriram is about 9.7 km away. Turkaulia is about 13 km away. Bettiah is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.