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About Ranapur Village

Ranapur is a small village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 97 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732126
Area (hectares) 54.05 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 97
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranapur compares

By the 2011 count Ranapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 54.05 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ranapur

Ranapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranapur as Available within 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 Ranapur from other places

Ranapur lies about 33 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 3.0 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 Ranapur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 7.7 km
Nearest town Manihāri 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 33 km

Villages closest to Ranapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranapur village had a population of 192. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Ranapur village has 97 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranapur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ranapur is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranapur covers 54.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranapur falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranapur is Milangarh, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance for Ranapur.

Ranapur is about 33 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranapur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 3.0 km away. Chanchal I is about 7.7 km away. Manihāri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabagram (under 2 km), Mahanandapur (4.6 km) and Serpur (4.6 km).

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

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