About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 696 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, 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	Birbhum
Tehsil	Illambazar
Pincode	731124
Area (hectares)	56.65 hectares
Population	1,355
Male Population	696
Female Population	659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 47th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 56.65 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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 5 - 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 10 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 4.9 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	Nalhati Junction	4.9 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Illambazar	10 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	10 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

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

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Common questions about Raghunathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghunathpur village had a population of 1,355. That makes it the 47th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 696 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 56.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raghunathpur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Nalhati Junction, about 4.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 10 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhati Junction is about 4.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 5.7 km away. Illambazar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.