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About Raghabpur Village

Raghabpur is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,140, made up of 592 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghabpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghabpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 40.3 hectares
Population 1,140
Male Population 592
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raghabpur compares

By the 2011 count Raghabpur is the 53rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 40.3 hectares work out to about 28 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 962.

Getting to Raghabpur

Raghabpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raghabpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raghabpur from other places

Raghabpur lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Subhas Gram, about 3.8 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 Raghabpur
Nearest railway station Subhas Gram 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 4.8 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 4.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Raghabpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghabpur village had a population of 1,140. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Raghabpur village has 592 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghabpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Raghabpur is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghabpur covers 40.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raghabpur falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raghabpur is Subhas Gram, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raghabpur.

Raghabpur is about 27 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.

Raghabpur is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Subhas Gram is about 3.8 km away. Sonarpur is about 4.8 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palghat (under 2 km), Sarmastapur (under 2 km) and Srirampur (under 2 km).

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

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