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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 246 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 114.84 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 246
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 60th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 114.84 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

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 41 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 16 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 Thakurgangti 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 16 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 24 km
District headquarters Godda 41 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurgangti 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 482. That makes it the 60th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Ratanpur village has 246 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 114.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratanpur falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 16 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 41 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpur is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 2.4 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 16 km away. Sāhibganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samdaha (under 2 km), Chaujora (under 2 km) and Diara (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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