Raghunathpura

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Raghunathpura, Rajasthan (2018)

Raghunathpura
Village
Raghunathpura
Raghunathpura is located in Rajasthan
Raghunathpura
Raghunathpura
Location in Rajasthan, India
Raghunathpura is located in India
Raghunathpura
Raghunathpura
Raghunathpura (India)
Coordinates: 29°13′N 73°36′E / 29.21°N 73.60°E / 29.21; 73.60Coordinates: 29°13′N 73°36′E / 29.21°N 73.60°E / 29.21; 73.60
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictSriganganagar
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
 • BodyGram Panchayat
 • SarpanchMrs. Savitri devi Meghwal
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • RegionalBagri and Punjabi, Rajasthani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
335704
Telephone code01509
Vehicle registrationRJ-13
Websitehttp://www.mhers.org/

Raghunathpura is a village in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. It is a major village in the district. It is divided into two suburbs, Raghunathpura and Raghunathpura Aabadi. It is an historical village located some 41 km west of Suratgarh and around 103 km off to Sriganganagar. Raghunathpura can be reached from Sriganganagar, the nearest railway station. It is 28 km off National Highway NH-62 and 399 km from the state capital, Jaipur. In Raghunathpura 11 ward jones are situated and ward no. 6.[clarification needed] And 8 also have a Vip mohalla Raghunathpura which is oldest mohalla of Raghunathpura.[clarification needed]

Language[edit | edit source]

Bagri is the major language. Punjabi is also used as a second language in the area and as the predominant language in northern areas along the border of Punjab. Hindi is the state language and English is also used among officials and youth.

Culture[edit | edit source]

Raghunathpura village contains a wide cultural diversity. Most of the people from the village are farmers. The village has a traditional Punjabi culture with Bagri influence.

Raghunathpura's music is different than that of the rest of the state (Rajasthan). People sing Punjabi songs, Hindi songs, Rajasthani songs, etc. Punjabi music adds more symphony to the art and culture of this village.[clarification needed]

Profession[edit | edit source]

The major work of the village is farming; major crops include rice, bajra, cotton, wheat, and vegetables. Punjab National Bank fulfills all the banking needs of the village.

Grid sub-station[edit | edit source]

Raghunathpura is now the first village in Sriganganagar district to complete first gss and open. The Raghunathpura gss started on 19 July 2018. Gss will supply electricity all the gram panchayat villages like 10RD, 1Rm, 40rd, 2gsm, 24sd, 22GB, sukhchainpura etc.

Climate[edit | edit source]

The climate of Raghunathpura varies to extreme limits. The summer temperature reaches 50° Celsius and the winter temperature dips to around 0° Celsius. The average annual rainfall is only 176 mm (6.92 in). The average maximum temperature in summer is around 35.8 °C and the average minimum temperature in winter is around 13.4 °C.[1]

Education[edit | edit source]

The village has one government higher secondary school for boys and girls and one government primary school. There are also a number of non-government schools for middle and secondary education.

  • Government Senior Secondary School, Raghunathpura
  • Government Balika Secondary School, Raghunathpura (Girls)
  • Government Upper Primary School, New Aabadi Raghunathpura
  • Indra Gandhi Memorial School, Raghunathpura
  • Aarti Sikshan Sansthan School, New Aabadi Raghunathpura

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