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About Ranpur Village

Ranpur is a mid sized village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,761, made up of 875 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 496224
Area (hectares) 809.4 hectares
Population 1,761
Male Population 875
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranpur compares

By the 2011 count Ranpur is the 26th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 809.4 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Ranpur

Ranpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ranpur from other places

Ranpur lies about 24 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 84 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 Ranpur
District headquarters Jashpur 24 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagicha 29 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 84 km

Villages closest to Ranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranpur village had a population of 1,761. That makes it the 26th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Ranpur village has 875 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranpur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Ranpur is 496224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranpur covers 809.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranpur falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ranpur is Ambikapur, about 84 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Ranpur.

Ranpur is about 24 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranpur is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district. Jashpur is about 24 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 24 km away. Bagicha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandripani (11 km), Patakela (23 km) and Sanna (33 km).

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

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