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About Radhanagar Village

Radhanagar is one of the larger villages in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,330, made up of 3,224 males and 3,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Radhanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Radhanagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 126.82 hectares
Population 6,330
Male Population 3,224
Female Population 3,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Radhanagar compares

By the 2011 count Radhanagar is the 9th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 126.82 hectares work out to about 50 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 982.

Getting to Radhanagar

Radhanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Radhanagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Radhanagar from other places

Radhanagar lies about 48 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 9.5 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 Radhanagar
Nearest town Farakka 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Bonidanga 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 10 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 48 km

Villages closest to Radhanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Radhanagar village had a population of 6,330. That makes it the 9th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Radhanagar village has 3,224 males and 3,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Radhanagar has about 963 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Radhanagar is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Radhanagar covers 126.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Radhanagar falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Radhanagar is Bonidanga, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Radhanagar.

Radhanagar is about 48 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Radhanagar is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Farakka is about 7.1 km away. Bonidanga is about 9.5 km away. Udhwa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirnagar (under 2 km), Hamidpur (under 2 km) and Gajiapara (1.6 km).

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

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