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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 719 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 178.85 hectares
Population 1,447
Male Population 719
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 72nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 178.85 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Ratanpur

Ratanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ratanpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratanpur from other places

Ratanpur lies about 33 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 18 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 Ratanpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 18 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 23 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 33 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanpur village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Ratanpur village has 719 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 178.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpur falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratanpur.

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

Ratanpur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 18 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 18 km away. Sagardighi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saundighi (3.1 km), Kamarpara (4.0 km) and Bajitpur (4.1 km).

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

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