Village · Turkaulia, Purba Champaran # Raghunathpur Raghunathpur is a village in Turkaulia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 12,161 people in 2,391 households, the 4th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%. - 12,161 people (2011) - 2,391 households - 67.4% literacy - 885 females per 1,000 males ## Raghunathpur PIN code and other codes Raghunathpur falls in Turkaulia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Raghunathpur - Community development block Turkaulia - Census village code 218009 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Raghunathpur from nearby towns? - Turkaulia (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 10 km by road - Motihari (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Raghunathpur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Raghunathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Turkaulia - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Motihari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Raghunathpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 56% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Raghunathpur Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Raghunathpur · ■ Turkaulia rural average - Electricity for lighting 46% 7% - Toilet within the home 48% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 52% 84% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 70% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 41% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 58% 94% - Use banking services 55% 40% - Television 38% 9% - Mobile phone 68% 60% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 26% 9% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 16% 15% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Raghunathpur? ■ Raghunathpur · ■ Turkaulia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.4% 53.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 885 916 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 923 - Working population 29.8% 36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 62.5% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 240 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 598 (16%) · ■ Household industry 52 (1%) · ■ Other work 1,448 (40%) · ■ Marginal 1,289 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Turkaulia - Turkauliya 29,704 people - Jaisinghpur 23,368 people - Sankar Saraiya 16,574 people - Hardia 10,595 people - Sapahi 10,463 people - Madhopur 6,608 people - Belwa Ray Khas 5,161 people All 34 villages in Turkaulia ## Quick answers - How far is Raghunathpur from Motihari? 10 km by road - What is the population of Raghunathpur? 12,161 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raghunathpur in? Purba Champaran district (Turkaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur? 67.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/raghunathpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.