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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 504 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 504
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 75th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ranipur

Ranipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranipur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranipur from other places

Ranipur lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.5 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 Ranipur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanoor 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipur village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 75th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Ranipur village has 504 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ranipur is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranipur covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranipur falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Mallarpur, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 5.5 km away. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Nanoor is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parmasra (2.8 km), Kuramba Ghosh (5.6 km) and Beli (5.8 km).

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

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