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About Raghabpur Village

Raghabpur is a mid sized village in Bagda tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 552 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743297, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghabpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghabpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bagda
Pincode 743297
Area (hectares) 193.13 hectares
Population 1,038
Male Population 552
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghabpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghabpur is the 86th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents. Its 193.13 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 939.

Getting to Raghabpur

Raghabpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raghabpur as Available within <5 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 Raghabpur from other places

Raghabpur lies about 4.4 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Machhlandapur, 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 Raghabpur
Nearest railway station Machhlandapur 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagda 4.4 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 4.4 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 5.9 km

Villages closest to Raghabpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghabpur village had a population of 1,038. That makes it the 86th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents.

Raghabpur village has 552 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghabpur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Raghabpur is 743297. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghabpur covers 193.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghabpur falls under Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghabpur is Machhlandapur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raghabpur.

Raghabpur is about 4.4 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.

Raghabpur is in Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Machhlandapur is about 3.5 km away. Bagda is about 4.4 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nrisinghakhola (2.2 km), Paschim Bhabanipur (9.9 km) and Purba Bhabanipur (9.9 km).

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

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