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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a mid sized village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 926 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722179, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Onda
Pincode 722179
Area (hectares) 364.49 hectares
Population 1,822
Male Population 926
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 24th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 364.49 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ratanpur

The census records public bus service for Ratanpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratanpur from other places

Ratanpur lies about 14 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bheduasol, 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 Ratanpur
Nearest railway station Bheduasol 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Onda 14 km
District headquarters Bankura 14 km
Nearest town Bānkura 14 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanpur village had a population of 1,822. That makes it the 24th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Ratanpur village has 926 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 722179. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 364.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratanpur falls under Onda tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Bheduasol, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Ratanpur is about 14 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpur is in Onda tehsil of Bankura district. Bheduasol is about 12 km away. Onda is about 14 km away. Bankura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratappur (under 2 km), Onda (14 km) and Sayer Bankra (14 km).

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

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