About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 439 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.54 hectares hectares.

Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghunathpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Puncha
Area (hectares)	271.54 hectares
Population	891
Male Population	439
Female Population	452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 48th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 271.54 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 54 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 21 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	Chhatna	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puncha	22 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	23 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	54 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

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

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Common questions about Raghunathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghunathpur village had a population of 891. That makes it the 48th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 439 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Raghunathpur covers 271.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghunathpur falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Chhatna, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 54 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district. Chhatna is about 21 km away. Puncha is about 22 km away. Bānkura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.