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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 544 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 256.52 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 544
Female Population 567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 39th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 256.52 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within 5 - 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 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 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Mahiyarpur, about 6.6 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 Mahiyarpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Manihāri 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhait 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 1,111. That makes it the 39th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 544 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 256.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Mahiyarpur, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mahiyarpur is about 6.6 km away. Manihāri is about 8.9 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (under 2 km), Balgura (6.5 km) and Baghmara (7.2 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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