About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is one of the larger villages in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,890, made up of 3,091 males and 2,799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145023
Area (hectares)	635 hectares
Population	5,890
Male Population	3,091
Female Population	2,799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 635 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ranipur

Ranipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ranipur from other places

Ranipur lies about 41 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 4.5 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 railway station	Madhopur Punjab	4.5 km
Nearest town	Sujānpur	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	8.2 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	41 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

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

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Common questions about Ranipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipur village had a population of 5,890. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Ranipur village has 3,091 males and 2,799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ranipur is 145023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranipur covers 635 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranipur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Madhopur Punjab, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 41 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Madhopur Punjab is about 4.5 km away. Sujānpur is about 4.7 km away. Pathankot is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.