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About Raghunath Chak Village

Raghunath Chak is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 195 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunath Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunath Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 90.76 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 195
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raghunath Chak compares

By the 2011 count Raghunath Chak is the 235th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 90.76 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Raghunath Chak

Raghunath Chak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raghunath Chak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 29 km

Villages closest to Raghunath Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayangarh 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 378. That makes it the 235th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Raghunath Chak village has 195 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunath Chak has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Raghunath Chak is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunath Chak covers 90.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunath Chak falls under Narayangarh 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 12 km away. Kharagpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balida Chak (under 2 km), Chak Bali (under 2 km) and Chak Chhakupal (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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