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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 633 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855117
Area (hectares) 132.12 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 633
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 65th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 132.12 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ratanpur

The census records public bus service for Ratanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ratanpur from other places

Ratanpur lies about 123 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Kharik, about 4.4 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 Kharik 4.4 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pothia 31 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 123 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pothia 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 1,278. That makes it the 65th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Ratanpur village has 633 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 132.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpur falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Kharik, about 4.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ratanpur.

Ratanpur is about 123 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpur is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kharik is about 4.4 km away. Naugachhia is about 12 km away. Pothia is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobinia (10 km), Jahangirpur (14 km) and Kalidas Arazi Kismat (15 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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