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About Ranpur Village

Ranpur is a mid sized village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 443 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731103
Area (hectares) 92.72 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 443
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranpur compares

By the 2011 count Ranpur is the 38th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 92.72 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

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 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ranpur from other places

Ranpur lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 5.1 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 Ranpur
Nearest railway station Chatra 5.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Ranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranpur village had a population of 865. That makes it the 38th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Ranpur village has 443 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranpur has about 953 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 955.

The pincode recorded for Ranpur is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranpur covers 92.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranpur falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranpur is Chatra, about 5.1 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 village for Ranpur.

Ranpur is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranpur is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 5.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Suri I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adda (under 2 km), Mahubona (5.4 km) and Liara (5.9 km).

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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