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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 380 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, 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 Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 131.12 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 380
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 78th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 131.12 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 974.

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 - 10 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 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 Mohammad Bazar 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 Mohammad Bazar 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 720. That makes it the 78th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 380 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 131.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Mohammad Bazar 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhati Junction is about 4.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 5.7 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajyadharpur (2.9 km), Birupur (4.9 km) and Debagram (5.7 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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