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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 421 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721441, 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 Ramnagar II
Pincode 721441
Area (hectares) 89.24 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 421
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 66th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 89.24 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur 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 Raghunathpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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 Ramnagar 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 Ramnagar 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 836. That makes it the 66th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 421 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 721441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 89.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raghunathpur falls under Ramnagar 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 2.7 km away. Monoharpur is about 4.5 km away. Ramnagar 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 Purbba Raghunathpur (under 2 km), Keshabpur (3.3 km) and Kan Kaneswar (6.8 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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