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About Ratanpura Village

Ratanpura is one of the larger villages in Ghailarh tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,379, made up of 3,327 males and 3,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801 hectares hectares.

Ratanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Ghailarh
Area (hectares) 801 hectares
Population 6,379
Male Population 3,327
Female Population 3,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratanpura compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpura is the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,424 residents. Its 801 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Ratanpura

Ratanpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ratanpura as Available within 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 Ratanpura from other places

Ratanpura lies about 8.3 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 5.9 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 Ratanpura
Tehsil headquarters Ghailarh 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Methai 5.9 km
District headquarters Madhepura 8.3 km

Villages closest to Ratanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanpura village had a population of 6,379. That makes it the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,424 residents.

Ratanpura village has 3,327 males and 3,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpura has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Ratanpura covers 801 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpura falls under Ghailarh tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpura is Methai, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratanpura.

Ratanpura is about 8.3 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpura is in Ghailarh tehsil of Madhepura district. Ghailarh is about 3.8 km away. Methai is about 5.9 km away. Madhepura is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arraha (under 2 km), Basdewa (2.5 km) and Ghailarh (3.8 km).

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

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