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About Ranipura Village

Ranipura is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 878 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 48.14 hectares
Population 1,631
Male Population 878
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranipura compares

By the 2011 count Ranipura is the 47th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 48.14 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ranipura

Ranipura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranipura as Available within village. 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 Ranipura from other places

Ranipura 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 Ranipura
Nearest railway station Milangarh 3.0 km
Nearest town Manihāri 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 33 km
District headquarters Maldah 33 km

Villages closest to Ranipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipura village had a population of 1,631. That makes it the 47th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Ranipura village has 878 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipura has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Ranipura is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranipura covers 48.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranipura falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranipura 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranipura.

Ranipura 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.

Ranipura is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 3.0 km away. Manihāri is about 30 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangaipur (under 2 km), Nabagram (under 2 km) and Mungol (under 2 km).

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

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