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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 511 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721211, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur I
Pincode 721211
Area (hectares) 105.56 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 511
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
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 87th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 105.56 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

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 Daspur 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 Daspur 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 1,069. That makes it the 87th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 511 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 721211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 105.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raghunathpur falls under Daspur 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 Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Ghātāl is about 6.1 km away. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 25 km away. Daspur 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 Daspur (1.5 km), Rabidaspur (1.5 km) and Kismat Narajol (11 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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