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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 205 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 205
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 136th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ratanpur

Ratanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 21 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 17 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 Bengabad 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 21 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bengabad 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 394. That makes it the 136th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Ratanpur village has 205 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpur falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Maheshmunda Junction, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Ratanpur.

Ratanpur is about 21 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpur is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 8.6 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 17 km away. Giridih 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 Tingharwa (under 2 km), Lalpur (under 2 km) and Mahtodih (under 2 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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