About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Purbi Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 696 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, 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	Purbi Tundi
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	314.28 hectares
Population	1,339
Male Population	696
Female Population	643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 8th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 636 residents. Its 314.28 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 40 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Kaseetar Halt, about under 2 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	Kaseetar Halt	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purbi Tundi	21 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	40 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbi Tundi 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 1,339. That makes it the 8th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 636 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 696 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 314.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Kaseetar Halt, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 40 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 Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Kaseetar Halt is about under 2 km away. Jāmtāra is about 7.2 km away. Purbi Tundi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.