About Ranjitpur Village

Ranjitpur is a mid sized village in Purbi Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 328 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjitpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Purbi Tundi
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	183 hectares
Population	679
Male Population	328
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranjitpur compares

By the 2011 count Ranjitpur is the 31st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 636 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ranjitpur

Ranjitpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ranjitpur as Available within 10+ 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 Ranjitpur from other places

Ranjitpur lies about 7.8 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Bhaga, about under 2 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 Ranjitpur
Nearest railway station	Bhaga	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jharia	1.7 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purbi Tundi	30 km

Villages closest to Ranjitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbi Tundi 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.

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Common questions about Ranjitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjitpur village had a population of 679. That makes it the 31st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 636 residents.

Ranjitpur village has 328 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjitpur has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ranjitpur is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjitpur covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranjitpur falls under Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranjitpur is Bhaga, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ranjitpur.

Ranjitpur is about 7.8 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjitpur is in Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Bhaga is about under 2 km away. Jharia is about 1.7 km away. Dhanbad is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.