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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 245 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.51 hectares hectares.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Area (hectares) 109.51 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 245
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 82nd largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 109.51 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

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 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 33 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 25 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 town Ghātāl 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Binpur I 33 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 33 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Binpur I 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 493. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 245 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Raghunathpur covers 109.51 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 Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 25 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 Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 33 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Ghātāl is about 6.1 km away. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 25 km away. Binpur I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patgara (17 km), Madanmohanpur (30 km) and Mohanpur (30 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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