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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a small village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 250 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 53.76 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 250
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 105th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 53.76 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within <5 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 Raghunathpur from other places

Raghunathpur lies about 26 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 2.7 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 Barda 2.7 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Potashpur II 26 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 26 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potashpur II 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 454. That makes it the 105th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 250 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 53.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raghunathpur falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Barda, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 26 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 2.7 km away. Monoharpur is about 4.5 km away. Potashpur II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashimpur (2.6 km), Kashipur (2.6 km) and Madanmohanpur (3.4 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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