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About Ratnapur Village

Ratnapur is a large village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,089, made up of 1,060 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 232.98 hectares
Population 2,089
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Ratnapur compares

By the 2011 count Ratnapur is the 22nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 232.98 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Ratnapur

The census records public bus service for Ratnapur 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 Ratnapur from other places

Ratnapur 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 Ratnapur
Nearest railway station Bheduasol 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Patrasayer 14 km
District headquarters Bankura 14 km
Nearest town Bānkura 14 km

Villages closest to Ratnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratnapur village had a population of 2,089. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Ratnapur village has 1,060 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratnapur has about 971 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Ratnapur is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratnapur covers 232.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratnapur falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ratnapur is Bheduasol, 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 Ratnapur.

Ratnapur 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.

Ratnapur is in Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district. Bheduasol is about 12 km away. Patrasayer 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 Bandar Konda (14 km), Rampur (17 km) and Kanta Dighi (23 km).

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

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