Skip to main content

About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a mid sized village in Samserganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 745 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742202, 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 Samserganj
Pincode 742202
Area (hectares) 183.12 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 745
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 19th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,530 residents. Its 183.12 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Ratanpur

The census records public bus service for Ratanpur 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 village. 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 Samserganj 33 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 Samserganj 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 1,482. That makes it the 19th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,530 residents.

Ratanpur village has 745 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 742202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 183.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpur falls under Samserganj 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Samserganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 18 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 18 km away. Samserganj 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 Dakshin Mahammadpur (4.9 km), Uttar Mahammadpur (4.9 km) and Adwaita Nagar (5.5 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All