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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 196 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.12 hectares hectares.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 29.12 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 196
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 335th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 29.12 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Ranipur

Ranipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranipur 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 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 137 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Barya Ram, about 11 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 Barya Ram 11 km
Nearest town Phulpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 25 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 137 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhania 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 399. That makes it the 335th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Ranipur village has 196 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Ranipur covers 29.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranipur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Barya Ram, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 137 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Barya Ram is about 11 km away. Phulpur is about 16 km away. Jakhania is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranjit Pur (under 2 km), Hazipur (under 2 km) and Gaharpur (3.1 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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