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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 209 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.22 hectares hectares.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Area (hectares) 40.22 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 209
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 149th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 40.22 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

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 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 150 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nimdih, 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 Raghunathpur
Nearest railway station Nimdih under 2 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Salbani 15 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 150 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salbani 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 409. That makes it the 149th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 209 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Raghunathpur covers 40.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raghunathpur falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Nimdih, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 150 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 Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Nimdih is about under 2 km away. Balarāmpur is about 14 km away. Salbani is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaita (8.8 km), Chandabila (10 km) and Patajharia (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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