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About Ranjitpur Village

Ranjitpur is a mid sized village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 724 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjitpur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583123
Area (hectares) 209.69 hectares
Population 1,375
Male Population 724
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranjitpur compares

By the 2011 count Ranjitpur is the 51st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 209.69 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Ranjitpur

Ranjitpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranjitpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranjitpur from other places

Ranjitpur lies about 36 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Ranjitpura, about under 2 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 Ranjitpur
Nearest railway station Ranjitpura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 7.8 km
Nearest town Sandūr 7.8 km
District headquarters Bellary 36 km

Villages closest to Ranjitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjitpur village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 51st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Ranjitpur village has 724 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjitpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Ranjitpur is 583123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjitpur covers 209.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranjitpur falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ranjitpur is Ranjitpura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ranjitpur.

Ranjitpur is about 36 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjitpur is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Ranjitpura is about under 2 km away. Sandur is about 7.8 km away. Sandūr is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Donimalai Township (2.2 km), Donimalai (2.2 km) and Ubbalagundi (5.1 km).

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

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