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About Ranapur Village

Ranapur is a mid sized village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 331 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824118, 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 Guraru
Pincode 824118
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 331
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 62nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

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 21 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 6.3 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 Guraru 6.3 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 21 km

Villages closest to Ranapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Guraru 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 641. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Ranapur village has 331 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranapur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Ranapur is 824118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranapur covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranapur falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranapur is Guraru, about 6.3 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 21 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 Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 6.3 km away. Rafiganj is about 18 km away. Gaya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilori (under 2 km), Sarewa (2.0 km) and Sijalpur (2.6 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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