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About Ratipur Village

Ratipur is a small village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 135 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 16.78 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 135
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratipur compares

By the 2011 count Ratipur is the 526th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 16.78 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ratipur

Ratipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratipur as Available. 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 Ratipur from other places

Ratipur lies about 38 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 6.0 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 Ratipur
Tehsil headquarters Handia 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 6.0 km
Nearest town Phulpur 21 km
District headquarters Allahabad 38 km

Villages closest to Ratipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratipur village had a population of 300. That makes it the 526th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Ratipur village has 135 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratipur has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ratipur is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratipur covers 16.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ratipur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratipur is Handia Khas, about 6.0 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Ratipur.

Ratipur is about 38 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratipur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 5.6 km away. Handia Khas is about 6.0 km away. Phulpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindapur Ratipur (under 2 km), Vanpurava Paratipur (under 2 km) and Kishunipur (under 2 km).

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

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