About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Baliapur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,568, made up of 807 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Baliapur
Pincode	828201
Area (hectares)	309 hectares
Population	1,568
Male Population	807
Female Population	761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
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 Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 33rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

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 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 Raghunathpur from other places

Raghunathpur lies about 38 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Joychandi Pahar, about 2.5 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 town	Raghunathpur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Joychandi Pahar	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baliapur	25 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	38 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baliapur 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 1,568. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 807 males and 761 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 828201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Joychandi Pahar, about 2.5 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 Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 38 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Raghunathpur is about under 2 km away. Joychandi Pahar is about 2.5 km away. Baliapur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.