About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a large village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,383, made up of 1,789 males and 1,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742405, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	742405
Area (hectares)	181.07 hectares
Population	3,383
Male Population	1,789
Female Population	1,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 18th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 181.07 hectares work out to about 19 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 945.

Getting to Ranipur

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

Ranipur lies about 46 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 7.3 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 town	Rampur Hat	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	29 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	46 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

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

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Common questions about Ranipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipur village had a population of 3,383. That makes it the 18th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Ranipur village has 1,789 males and 1,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Ranipur is 742405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranipur covers 181.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranipur falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Rampurhat Junction, about 7.3 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 Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 46 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 7.1 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 7.3 km away. Kandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.