Raghunathchak is located at. The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating laterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal in the 18th century led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared. Jemari, Belebathan, Murgathaul, Amkula, Egara, Sahebganj, Raghunathchak and Ballavpur form a cluster of census towns on the western and southern side of Raniganj. Banshra and Baktarnagar are adjacent to Raniganj on the eastern side.
Urbanisation
According to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of the Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 Census Towns..
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Raghunathchak had a total population of 6,006 of which 3,149 were males and 2,857 were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 784. The total number of literate persons in Raghunathchak was 3,768.
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According to the 2011 census, the urban agglomeration centred upon Asansol had a population of 1,243,414. In addition to the erstwhile municipalities of Kulti, Jamuria, and Raniganj subsequently incorporated into the Asansol Municipal Corporation, the agglomeration included the census towns of Amkula, Baktarnagar, Ballavpur, Bhanowara, Domohani, Egara, Jemari, Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Sahebganj and Topsi, and also Charanpur, an outgrowth of Jamuria. India census, Raghunathchak had a population of 5,477. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Raghunathchak has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 52%. In Raghunathchak, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Raghunathchak covered an area of 0.87 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 12 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tubewell, borewell. It had 291 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had were 1 hospital, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, the nearest middle, secondary school at Ballavpur 0.5 km away, the nearest senior secondary school at Raniganj 3 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre.
