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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,567, made up of 805 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 1,567
Male Population 805
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 24th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 23 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 6.3 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
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 6.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 km
District headquarters Pakur 23 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghunathpur village had a population of 1,567. That makes it the 24th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 805 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raghunathpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Murarai, about 6.3 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 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 23 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 5.7 km away. Murarai is about 6.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasadighi (under 2 km), Damdama (under 2 km) and Bhatanda (under 2 km).

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

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