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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,079, made up of 1,055 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721668, 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 Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721668
Area (hectares) 62.26 hectares
Population 2,079
Male Population 1,055
Female Population 1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 62.26 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

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 Sahid Matangini 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 Sahid Matangini 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 2,079. That makes it the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 1,055 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 721668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 62.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raghunathpur falls under Sahid Matangini 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 Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 2.7 km away. Monoharpur is about 4.5 km away. Sahid Matangini 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 Kashipur (2.6 km), Barari (7.8 km) and New Char (7.8 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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