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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is one of the larger villages in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,968, made up of 5,687 males and 5,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Gidhaur
Pincode 811305
Area (hectares) 1180 hectares
Population 10,968
Male Population 5,687
Female Population 5,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 1180 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Ratanpur

Ratanpur 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 Ratanpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratanpur from other places

Ratanpur lies about 7.0 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, 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 Ratanpur
Nearest railway station Chaura BH under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur 4.5 km
District headquarters Jamui 7.0 km
Nearest town Jamūī 7.0 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanpur village had a population of 10,968. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Ratanpur village has 5,687 males and 5,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 811305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 1180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpur falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Chaura BH, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Ratanpur is about 7.0 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpur is in Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district. Chaura BH is about under 2 km away. Gidhaur is about 4.5 km away. Jamui is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundhur (under 2 km), Genadih (1.9 km) and Nayagaon (2.4 km).

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

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