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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 370 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Pincode 829121
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 370
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 28 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 14 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 Kasmar 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Barlanga 14 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 23 km
District headquarters Bokaro 28 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasmar 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 719. That makes it the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 370 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Barlanga, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 28 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 6.3 km away. Barlanga is about 14 km away. Kathhāra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (under 2 km), Lodkiari (under 2 km) and Merha (1.5 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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