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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a large village in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,709, made up of 1,959 males and 1,750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743401, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743401
Area (hectares) 129.43 hectares
Population 3,709
Male Population 1,959
Female Population 1,750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 29th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 129.43 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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 15 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Champapukur, about 3.5 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 Champapukur 3.5 km
Nearest town Basirhat City 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baduria 8.1 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baduria 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 3,709. That makes it the 29th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 1,959 males and 1,750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 743401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 129.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raghunathpur falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Champapukur, about 3.5 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 15 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Champapukur is about 3.5 km away. Basirhat City is about 3.6 km away. Baduria is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kefayetkati (6.3 km), Nabastia (8.2 km) and Gurudaha (9.1 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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