About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,773, made up of 911 males and 862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, 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	Ghatal
Pincode	721232
Area (hectares)	225.82 hectares
Population	1,773
Male Population	911
Female Population	862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 42nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 225.82 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ghatal	6.1 km
Nearest town	Ghātāl	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Narayan Pakuria Murail	25 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 Ghatal 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.

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Common questions about Raghunathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghunathpur village had a population of 1,773. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 911 males and 862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 225.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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