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About Ratanpura Village

Ratanpura is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 243 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 243
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratanpura compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpura is the 191st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ratanpura

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

Ratanpura lies about 99 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 11 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 Ratanpura
Nearest railway station Barhi 11 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 99 km

Villages closest to Ratanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanpura village had a population of 461. That makes it the 191st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Ratanpura village has 243 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpura has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpura is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpura covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratanpura falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpura is Barhi, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Ratanpura.

Ratanpura is about 99 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpura is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Barhi is about 11 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 18 km away. Jamua is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kubri (7.7 km), Partappur (9.2 km) and Tejpur (9.7 km).

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

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