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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a small village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 239 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.36 hectares hectares.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Area (hectares) 97.36 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 239
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 125th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 97.36 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Chhatna 21 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 Indpur 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 454. That makes it the 125th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 239 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Raghunathpur covers 97.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Indpur 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indpur is about 7.7 km away. Chhatna is about 21 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 Barajorda (3.4 km), Puara (4.2 km) and Gokulnagar (5.4 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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