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About Ranpur Village

Ranpur is a large village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,048, made up of 1,037 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 117.97 hectares
Population 2,048
Male Population 1,037
Female Population 1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranpur compares

By the 2011 count Ranpur is the 19th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 117.97 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ranpur

Ranpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranpur 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 Ramchandrapur, Rampur, Rang Sayer and Ranga Matiya. 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 Ranpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranpur village had a population of 2,048. That makes it the 19th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Ranpur village has 1,037 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranpur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ranpur is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranpur covers 117.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranpur falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ranpur 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 Ranpur.

Ranpur is in Sonamukhi 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 Ranpur today is likely to be higher.

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