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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 585 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712614, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712614
Area (hectares) 90.2 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 585
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 86th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 90.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ratanpur

Ratanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratanpur from other places

Ratanpur lies about 17 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nasibpur, about 2.9 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 railway station Nasibpur 2.9 km
Nearest town Bhadreswar 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanpur village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 86th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Ratanpur village has 585 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 712614. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 90.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Nasibpur, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ratanpur.

Ratanpur is about 17 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Nasibpur is about 2.9 km away. Bhadreswar is about 8.4 km away. Arambag is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atapur (under 2 km), Bara Dongal (7.5 km) and Bara Garia (7.5 km).

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

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