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About Ratanpura Village

Ratanpura is a large village in Hanumannagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,749, made up of 1,991 males and 1,758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Ratanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Hanumannagar
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 3,749
Male Population 1,991
Female Population 1,758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ratanpura compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpura is the 13th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Ratanpura

Ratanpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ratanpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratanpura from other places

Ratanpura lies about 108 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 4.6 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 Ratanpura
Nearest railway station Jiwdhara 4.6 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hanumannagar 19 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 108 km

Villages closest to Ratanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hanumannagar 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 Ratanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanpura village had a population of 3,749. That makes it the 13th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents.

Ratanpura village has 1,991 males and 1,758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpura has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Ratanpura covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ratanpura falls under Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpura is Jiwdhara, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratanpura.

Ratanpura is about 108 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpura is in Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Jiwdhara is about 4.6 km away. Mothīhāri is about 12 km away. Hanumannagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpur Gorhiari (3.1 km), Manhara (4.1 km) and Madhopur (5.4 km).

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

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