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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 395 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 395
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 36th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ranipur

Ranipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranipur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 16 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 14 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 Ranipur
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 14 km
District headquarters Pakur 16 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranpur 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 766. That makes it the 36th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Ranipur village has 395 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Ranipur covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranipur falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Kotalpukur, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available for Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 16 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 1.6 km away. Kotalpukur is about 14 km away. Pakur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiranpur (1.6 km), Sundarpur (1.7 km) and Jampur (1.8 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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