# Raghunathpur Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand)

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816119**. The 2011 Census counted **478 people in 93 households**, the 109th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 478people (2011)
- 93households
- 41.9%literacy
- 816119PIN code

## Raghunathpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raghunathpur is 816119.** Raghunathpur falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816119
- Gram panchayatMohulpahari
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370861

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Raghunathpur from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Raghunathpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Raghunathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Raghunathpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 60% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****79%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.9%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**968

Working population ****40.6%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 24.6% for women. 42% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (21%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (17%) · **■** Marginal 77 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara

- Kusbana498 people
- Chhota Chapiria494 people
- Thakarantala492 people
- Dhanghara488 people
- Gandharabpur477 people
- Katpahari467 people
- Dhawadangal466 people
- Dudhi Kandar466 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raghunathpur?816119
- How far is Raghunathpur from Dumka?22 km by road
- What is the population of Raghunathpur?478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur?41.9% (Census 2011)