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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 466 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Kako
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 924
Male Population 466
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 57th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Ranipur

Ranipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranipur from other places

Ranipur lies about 8.5 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Niyazipur, about 6.0 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 Ranipur
Nearest railway station Niyazipur 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kako 7.6 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 8.5 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 8.5 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipur village had a population of 924. That makes it the 57th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Ranipur village has 466 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Ranipur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranipur falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Niyazipur, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 8.5 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Niyazipur is about 6.0 km away. Kako is about 7.6 km away. Jehanabad is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhauna (under 2 km), Mansur Chak (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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