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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 344 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494777
Area (hectares) 206.52 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 344
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 82nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 206.52 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 81 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 64 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
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 17 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 64 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 67 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 81 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakhanjur 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 650. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 344 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 206.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Antagarh, about 64 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 81 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 17 km away. Antagarh is about 64 km away. Garhchiroli is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hawalbaras (1.6 km), Nagaldand (2.2 km) and Pindkasa (2.7 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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