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About Raghuram Village

Raghuram is a small village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 252 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghuram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Naxalbari
Pincode 734429
Area (hectares) 145.28 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 252
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghuram compares

By the 2011 count Raghuram is the 60th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 145.28 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 996.

Getting to Raghuram

Raghuram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raghuram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Panta Pari Forest, Panthabari Forest, Pashchim Karai Barir Chhat and Pataram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Raghuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghuram village had a population of 481. That makes it the 60th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Raghuram village has 252 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghuram has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Raghuram is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghuram covers 145.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghuram falls under Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raghuram notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Raghuram.

Raghuram is in Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raghuram today is likely to be higher.

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