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About Raghuadih Village

Raghuadih is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 348 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghuadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghuadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 137.95 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 348
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Raghuadih compares

By the 2011 count Raghuadih is the 43rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 137.95 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 988.

Getting to Raghuadih

Raghuadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raghuadih 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 Raghuadih from other places

Raghuadih lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 22 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 Raghuadih
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 22 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 28 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Raghuadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghuadih village had a population of 670. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Raghuadih village has 348 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghuadih has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Raghuadih is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghuadih covers 137.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghuadih falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghuadih is Madankata Railway Station, about 22 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 Raghuadih.

Raghuadih is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghuadih is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 22 km away. Jāmtāra is about 26 km away. Jarmundi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkanda (1.8 km), Kusmaha (2.1 km) and Birajpur (2.7 km).

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

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