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About Ranipura Village

Ranipura is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 404 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 945.37 hectares hectares.

Ranipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 945.37 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 404
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 Ranipura compares

By the 2011 count Ranipura is the 49th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 945.37 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Ranipura

Ranipura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranipura 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 Ranipura from other places

Ranipura lies about 40 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 40 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 Ranipura
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 5.3 km
District headquarters Sheopur 40 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 40 km

Villages closest to Ranipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipura village had a population of 743. That makes it the 49th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Ranipura village has 404 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipura has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Ranipura covers 945.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ranipura falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranipura is Sheopur Kalan, about 40 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 Ranipura.

Ranipura is about 40 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipura is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 5.3 km away. Sheopur is about 40 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipura Mafi (under 2 km), Rahron (3.6 km) and Karahal (5.3 km).

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

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