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About Raghunatpur Village

Raghunatpur is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 443 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghunatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunatpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 276.26 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 443
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunatpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunatpur is the 67th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 276.26 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Raghunatpur

Raghunatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raghunatpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raghunatpur from other places

Raghunatpur lies about 43 km from Puruliya, 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 Raghunatpur
Nearest railway station Nimdih under 2 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 23 km
District headquarters Puruliya 43 km

Villages closest to Raghunatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barabazar 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 Raghunatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghunatpur village had a population of 898. That makes it the 67th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Raghunatpur village has 443 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunatpur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Raghunatpur is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunatpur covers 276.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunatpur falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunatpur 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raghunatpur.

Raghunatpur is about 43 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunatpur is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Nimdih is about under 2 km away. Balarāmpur is about 14 km away. Barabazar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (5.4 km), Sasangdih (9.3 km) and Bhalukdih (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raghunatpur today is likely to be higher.

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