About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 362 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814148
Area (hectares)	27 hectares
Population	716
Male Population	362
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 35th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 24 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	Madankata Railway Station	24 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	34 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranishwar 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 716. That makes it the 35th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 362 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raghunathpur falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Madankata Railway Station, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur 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.

Raghunathpur is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 24 km away. Jāmtāra is about 27 km away. Ranishwar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.