Skip to main content

About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 151 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 151
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
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 Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 176th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Raghunathpur

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

Raghunathpur lies about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 16 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 Gobindpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 16 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 26 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobindpur 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 333. That makes it the 176th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 151 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Pandrasali, about 16 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 Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 12 km away. Pandrasali is about 16 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pukhuria (under 2 km), Arjunbila (under 2 km) and Somar Sai (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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.