About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a large village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,840, made up of 1,453 males and 1,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, 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	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai I
Pincode	731219
Area (hectares)	66.23 hectares
Population	2,840
Male Population	1,453
Female Population	1,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 19th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 66.23 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ratanpur

Ratanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ratanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 18 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 town	Rampur Hat	18 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai I	19 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	19 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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.

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Common questions about Ratanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanpur village had a population of 2,840. That makes it the 19th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Ratanpur village has 1,453 males and 1,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 955 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 66.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ratanpur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratanpur.

Ratanpur is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 18 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 18 km away. Murarai I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.