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About Raghunathpur Village

Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 668 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 44.5 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 668
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghunathpur is the 42nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 44.5 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raghunathpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 5.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 4.4 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 Madhabpur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 5.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 5.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.5 km

Villages closest to Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandirbazar 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 1,285. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Raghunathpur village has 668 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghunathpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Raghunathpur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghunathpur covers 44.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raghunathpur falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghunathpur is Madhabpur, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raghunathpur.

Raghunathpur is about 5.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghunathpur is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 4.4 km away. Mandirbazar is about 5.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matilal (under 2 km), Mauraltala Mukundapur (under 2 km) and Dhananjoypur (under 2 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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