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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a small village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 80 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722155
Area (hectares) 64.17 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 80
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 122nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 64.17 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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 5 - 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 23 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 21 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 Chhatna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankura II 23 km
District headquarters Bankura 23 km
Nearest town Bānkura 23 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bankura II 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 161. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 80 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 722155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 64.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Chhatna, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 23 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. Chhatna is about 21 km away. Bankura II is about 23 km away. Bankura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhedua (6.4 km), Rampur (6.9 km) and Agra (19 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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