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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 259 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 183.44 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 259
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 178th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 183.44 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Ranipur

The census records public bus service for Ranipur as Available within <5 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 <5 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 25 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 2.6 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 Malahar 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 25 km
District headquarters Maldah 25 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 29 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gazole 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 533. That makes it the 178th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Ranipur village has 259 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Ranipur is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranipur covers 183.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranipur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Malahar, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 25 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 2.6 km away. Gazole is about 25 km away. Maldah is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banipur (under 2 km), Dangapara (2.1 km) and Sonapur (2.2 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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