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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 246 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.5 hectares hectares.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 60.5 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 246
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 408th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 60.5 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ranipur

Ranipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ranipur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 25 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 12 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 17 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 25 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khajni 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 450. That makes it the 408th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Ranipur village has 246 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Ranipur covers 60.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranipur falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Maghar, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 25 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 9.3 km away. Maghar is about 12 km away. Khalīlābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakulahi (under 2 km), Samooda (under 2 km) and Sonbarasa (under 2 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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