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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,584, made up of 828 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.49 hectares hectares.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Area (hectares) 146.49 hectares
Population 1,584
Male Population 828
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 56th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 146.49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

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 10+ 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 47 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 3.7 km
Nearest town Arwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 22 km
District headquarters Patna 47 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paliganj 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 1,584. That makes it the 56th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Ranipur village has 828 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Ranipur covers 146.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranipur falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Garhani, about 22 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 Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 47 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 3.7 km away. Arwal is about 15 km away. Garhani is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohabbatpur (under 2 km), Dariapur Pem (1.8 km) and Fatehpur (2.0 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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