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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a large village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,940, made up of 1,531 males and 1,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1051 hectares hectares.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Shahade
Area (hectares) 1051 hectares
Population 2,940
Male Population 1,531
Female Population 1,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 the 31st largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 1051 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

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 within village. 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 32 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Chaupale, about 31 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
Nearest town Taloda 11 km
Nearest railway station Chaupale 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahade 32 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 32 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahade 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 2,940. That makes it the 31st largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Ranipur village has 1,531 males and 1,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Ranipur covers 1051 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranipur falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Chaupale, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 32 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 11 km away. Chaupale is about 31 km away. Shahade is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakkadkot (5.7 km), Navagaon (6.9 km) and Kakarde Bk (7.9 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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