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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a small village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 76 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742140
Area (hectares) 75.58 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 76
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 75.58 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raghunathpur from other places

Raghunathpur lies about 46 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 12 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 Mallarpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 15 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 16 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 46 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khargram 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 144. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 76 males and 68 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 75.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raghunathpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Mallarpur, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 46 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Mallarpur is about 12 km away. Khargram is about 15 km away. Rampur Hat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hazipur (under 2 km), Churigram (under 2 km) and Jamuni (2.9 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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