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About Raghubahiar Village

Raghubahiar is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 253 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghubahiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghubahiar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Peterwar
Pincode 829301
Area (hectares) 287.53 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 253
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghubahiar compares

By the 2011 count Raghubahiar is the 56th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 287.53 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Raghubahiar

Raghubahiar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raghubahiar as Available within 5 - 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 Raghubahiar from other places

Raghubahiar lies about 24 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 9.3 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 Raghubahiar
Nearest town Jāridih 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Peterwar 24 km
District headquarters Bokaro 24 km

Villages closest to Raghubahiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghubahiar village had a population of 504. That makes it the 56th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Raghubahiar village has 253 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghubahiar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Raghubahiar is 829301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghubahiar covers 287.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raghubahiar falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghubahiar is Jarangdih, about 9.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raghubahiar.

Raghubahiar is about 24 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghubahiar is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Jāridih is about 9.0 km away. Jarangdih is about 9.3 km away. Peterwar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohar (under 2 km), Chando (2.0 km) and Khurdchando (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raghubahiar today is likely to be higher.

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