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About Ratanpura Village

Ratanpura is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,321, made up of 1,152 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.43 hectares hectares.

Ratanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 98.43 hectares
Population 2,321
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratanpura compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpura is the 29th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 98.43 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1048.

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 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 - 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 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 3.8 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
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 5.8 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 5.8 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Ratanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 2,321. That makes it the 29th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Ratanpura village has 1,152 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpura has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1048.

Ratanpura covers 98.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ratanpura falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpura is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ratanpura.

Ratanpura is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpura is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 3.8 km away. Maharajganj is about 5.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaur (under 2 km), Pakaulia (under 2 km) and Sikandarpur (under 2 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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