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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a small village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 193 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, 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 Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 178.62 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 193
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 96th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 178.62 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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 10+ 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 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 Rampurhat I 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 Rampurhat 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.

Common questions about Ranipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipur village had a population of 402. That makes it the 96th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Ranipur village has 193 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ranipur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranipur covers 178.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranipur falls under Rampurhat I 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 5.5 km away. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Rampurhat I 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 Jatla (under 2 km), Hastikanda (1.8 km) and Kashtagara (1.8 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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