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About Raghui Village

Raghui is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 329 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghui village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 329
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raghui compares

By the 2011 count Raghui is the 45th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Raghui

Raghui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raghui as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raghui from other places

Raghui lies about 11 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 2.7 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 Raghui
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 8.7 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 11 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 11 km

Villages closest to Raghui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghui village had a population of 667. That makes it the 45th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Raghui village has 329 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghui has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Raghui is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghui covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghui falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghui is Lotapahar, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raghui.

Raghui is about 11 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghui is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 2.7 km away. Sonua is about 8.7 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baidmara (under 2 km), Punipada (1.6 km) and Harimara (1.6 km).

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

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