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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 83 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721124, 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 Debra
Pincode 721124
Area (hectares) 27.53 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 83
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 377th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 27.53 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

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 5 - 10 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 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 Debra 29 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 Debra 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 159. That makes it the 377th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 83 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 721124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 27.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Debra 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Ghātāl is about 6.1 km away. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 25 km away. Debra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Shulpan (10 km), Bar Maishajanki (14 km) and Bar Radhanagar (14 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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