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About Ranapur Village

Ranapur is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 319 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gaya Town C D Block
Pincode 804404
Area (hectares) 46.8 hectares
Population 628
Male Population 319
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ranapur compares

By the 2011 count Ranapur is the 76th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 46.8 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranapur from other places

Ranapur lies about 10 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Chakand Railway Station, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Chakand Railway Station under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaya Town C D Block 10 km
District headquarters Gaya 10 km

Villages closest to Ranapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 628. That makes it the 76th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Ranapur village has 319 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranapur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ranapur is 804404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranapur covers 46.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranapur falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranapur is Chakand Railway Station, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 10 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranapur is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Chakand Railway Station is about under 2 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 10 km away. Gaya is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utraundh (under 2 km), Chakand (under 2 km) and Hasanpur (1.7 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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