Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia # Raghunathpur Raghunathpur is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,902 people in 836 households, the 12th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%. - 3,902 people (2011) - 836 households - 56.0% literacy - 920 females per 1,000 males ## Raghunathpur PIN code and other codes Raghunathpur falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Barhari - Community development block Bhawanipur - Census village code 223186 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Raghunathpur from nearby towns? - Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 54 km by road - Purnia (nearest town) 54 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Raghunathpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Raghunathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhawanipur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Madhavnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 92% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Raghunathpur · ■ Bhawanipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 2% - Toilet within the home 14% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 88% - Tap water 2% 1% - Drinking water within premises 43% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97% - Use banking services 22% 26% - Television 3% 6% - Mobile phone 49% 46% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 33% 30% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Raghunathpur? ■ Raghunathpur · ■ Bhawanipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.0% 47.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 923 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 967 - Working population 30.2% 37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.7% for men and 43.4% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 278 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 219 (19%) · ■ Household industry 75 (6%) · ■ Other work 73 (6%) · ■ Marginal 534 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhawanipur - Basantpur Chintamanuska Bari 5,134 people - Bhandsar Milik 4,256 people - Sondiha 4,021 people - Supaili 3,974 people - Sondip Milik 3,680 people - Barhari 3,607 people - Mahabala 3,365 people - Raipura 3,305 people All 88 villages in Bhawanipur ## Quick answers - How far is Raghunathpur from Purnia? 54 km by road - What is the population of Raghunathpur? 3,902 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raghunathpur in? Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur? 56.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/raghunathpur-223186/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.