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About Ranjit Pur Village

Ranjit Pur is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 724 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjit Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjit Pur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181141
Area (hectares) 68.8 hectares
Population 1,390
Male Population 724
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranjit Pur compares

By the 2011 count Ranjit Pur is the 18th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 68.8 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Ranjit Pur

Ranjit Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranjit Pur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ranjit Pur from other places

Ranjit Pur lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 14 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 Ranjit Pur
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 10 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 14 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 21 km
District headquarters Jammu 24 km

Villages closest to Ranjit Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnah 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 Ranjit Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjit Pur village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 18th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Ranjit Pur village has 724 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjit Pur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Ranjit Pur is 181141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjit Pur covers 68.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranjit Pur falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ranjit Pur is Bari Brahman, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ranjit Pur.

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

Ranjit Pur is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 10 km away. Bari Brahman is about 14 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadur Pur (1.7 km), Kathar (1.8 km) and Partap Garh (2.1 km).

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

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