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About Raghunidih Village

Raghunidih is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 63 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 22.03 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 63
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Raghunidih compares

By the 2011 count Raghunidih is the 190th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 22.03 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Raghunidih

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

Raghunidih lies about 9.4 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, 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 Raghunidih
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 8.2 km
District headquarters Giridih 9.4 km

Villages closest to Raghunidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghunidih village had a population of 127. That makes it the 190th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Raghunidih village has 63 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunidih has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Raghunidih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunidih covers 22.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunidih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghunidih is Maheshmunda Junction, 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 Raghunidih.

Raghunidih is about 9.4 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunidih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about under 2 km away. Bengabad is about 8.2 km away. Giridih is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghaidih (under 2 km), Baidadih (under 2 km) and Mandatanr (under 2 km).

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

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