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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 324 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494771
Area (hectares) 238.52 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 324
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 83rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 238.52 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Ratanpur

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

Ratanpur lies about 63 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 47 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
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 47 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 63 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 69 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakhanjur 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 638. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Ratanpur village has 324 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 494771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 238.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratanpur falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Keoti, about 47 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ratanpur.

Ratanpur is about 63 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpur is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 7.4 km away. Keoti is about 47 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotekapsi (2.0 km), Chanakyapuri (2.0 km) and Harangarh (2.5 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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