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About Ranjapur Village

Ranjapur is a large village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,318, made up of 1,700 males and 1,618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 277.61 hectares
Population 3,318
Male Population 1,700
Female Population 1,618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranjapur compares

By the 2011 count Ranjapur is the 10th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 277.61 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ranjapur

Ranjapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranjapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ranjapur from other places

Ranjapur lies about 36 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Dakshinbar, about under 2 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 Ranjapur
Nearest railway station Dakshinbar under 2 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 36 km

Villages closest to Ranjapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjapur village had a population of 3,318. That makes it the 10th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Ranjapur village has 1,700 males and 1,618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjapur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Ranjapur is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjapur covers 277.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranjapur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranjapur is Dakshinbar, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranjapur.

Ranjapur is about 36 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjapur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Dakshinbar is about under 2 km away. Dhulagari is about 7.5 km away. Jangipara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaparpur (5.2 km), Krishnapur (8.8 km) and Lakshmanpur (8.8 km).

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

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