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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a large village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,883, made up of 1,498 males and 1,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 2,883
Male Population 1,498
Female Population 1,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ranipur

Ranipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ranipur 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 Ranipur from other places

Ranipur lies about 12 km from Godda. 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 Ranipur
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 6.1 km
District headquarters Godda 12 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipur village had a population of 2,883. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Ranipur village has 1,498 males and 1,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Ranipur is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranipur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranipur falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ranipur notes the nearest railway station 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 Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 12 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 6.1 km away. Godda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipur Dumariya (under 2 km), Kerbar (1.7 km) and Kerwar (1.7 km).

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

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