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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 152 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272002
Area (hectares) 98.11 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 152
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 314th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 98.11 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

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 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 163 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Sarnath, about 2.8 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 Sarnath 2.8 km
Nearest town Varanasi 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 20 km
District headquarters Basti 163 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpur 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 285. That makes it the 314th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 152 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 272002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 98.11 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 Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Sarnath, about 2.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 163 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Sarnath is about 2.8 km away. Varanasi is about 5.1 km away. Bhanpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (1.8 km), Saltaua Gopalpur (1.8 km) and Rustampur (2.2 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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