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About Ranapur Village

Ranapur is a mid sized village in Arwal tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,515, made up of 817 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Arwal
Pincode 804402
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,515
Male Population 817
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranapur compares

By the 2011 count Ranapur is the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,157 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Ranapur

Ranapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranapur from other places

Ranapur lies about 6.5 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ranapur
Tehsil headquarters Arwal 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 25 km

Villages closest to Ranapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arwal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ranapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranapur village had a population of 1,515. That makes it the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,157 residents.

Ranapur village has 817 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranapur has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Ranapur is 804402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranapur covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranapur falls under Arwal tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranapur is Charpokhari Halt, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranapur.

Ranapur is about 6.5 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranapur is in Arwal tehsil of Arwal district. Arwal is about 6.5 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhoraha (under 2 km), Rampur Chauram (under 2 km) and Sarauti (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ranapur today is likely to be higher.

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