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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a small village in Habra II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 226 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743711, 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 Habra II
Pincode 743711
Area (hectares) 88.33 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 226
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 73rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 88.33 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 945.

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 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 5 - 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 Habra II 15 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 Habra II 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 401. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 226 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 743711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 88.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Habra II 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 5 - 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 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 Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Champapukur is about 3.5 km away. Basirhat City is about 3.6 km away. Habra II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charakpara (3.8 km), Naduria (8.1 km) and Tarulia (10 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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