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About Ranganathpur Village

Ranganathpur is a large village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,016 males and 1,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranganathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranganathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 642.68 hectares
Population 2,022
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 1,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranganathpur compares

By the 2011 count Ranganathpur is the 27th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 642.68 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ranganathpur

Ranganathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranganathpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ramkanali, Ramnagar, Rampur and Ranbahal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ranganathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranganathpur village had a population of 2,022. That makes it the 27th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Ranganathpur village has 1,016 males and 1,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranganathpur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Ranganathpur is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranganathpur covers 642.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranganathpur falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ranganathpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ranganathpur.

Ranganathpur is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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