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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 342 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 342
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 65th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 79 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 2.4 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 Arariya 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 7.7 km
Nearest town Arāria 13 km
District headquarters Supaul 79 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur 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 632. That makes it the 65th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 342 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Raghunathpur covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raghunathpur falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Arariya, about 2.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 79 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Arariya is about 2.4 km away. Basantpur is about 7.7 km away. Arāria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijnathpur (3.7 km), Shankarpur (6.9 km) and Sobhankarpur (6.9 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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