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About Raghunath Chak Village

Raghunath Chak is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 44 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.55 hectares hectares.

Raghunath Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunath Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Area (hectares) 100.55 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 44
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunath Chak compares

By the 2011 count Raghunath Chak is the 479th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 100.55 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Raghunath Chak

Raghunath Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raghunath Chak as Available within 10+ 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 Raghunath Chak from other places

Raghunath Chak lies about 12 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Balichak, about under 2 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 Raghunath Chak
Nearest railway station Balichak under 2 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshpur 23 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km

Villages closest to Raghunath Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshpur 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 Raghunath Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghunath Chak village had a population of 79. That makes it the 479th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Raghunath Chak village has 44 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunath Chak has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Raghunath Chak covers 100.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raghunath Chak falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunath Chak is Balichak, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raghunath Chak.

Raghunath Chak is about 12 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunath Chak is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 12 km away. Keshpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Kaunri Chak (under 2 km), Bikal Chak (under 2 km) and Chak Brahman Gram (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raghunath Chak today is likely to be higher.

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