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About Ratnapur Village

Ratnapur is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 295 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, 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 Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 182.51 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 295
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 101st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 182.51 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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. The nearest villages by name are Rampur, Rang Sayer, Ranga Matiya and Rani Bandh. 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 Ratnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratnapur village had a population of 567. That makes it the 101st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Ratnapur village has 295 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratnapur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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

Ratnapur covers 182.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Ratnapur notes the nearest railway station 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 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 Ratnapur today is likely to be higher.

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