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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 350 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.91 hectares hectares.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 49.91 hectares
Population 708
Male Population 350
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 162nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 49.91 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ranipur

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 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
Nearest railway station Maghar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 13 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 Sahjanwa 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 708. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Ranipur village has 350 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Ranipur covers 49.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranipur falls under Sahjanwa 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 <5 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 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 Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maghar is about 12 km away. Sahjanwa is about 13 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 Sonbarsa (under 2 km), Majhawa (under 2 km) and Madarha (3.5 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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