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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a large village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,697, made up of 1,398 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743711, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 743711
Area (hectares) 271.93 hectares
Population 2,697
Male Population 1,398
Female Population 1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 26th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 271.93 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ratanpur

Ratanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratanpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 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 54 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nasibpur, about 2.9 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 railway station Nasibpur 2.9 km
Nearest town Bhadreswar 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 26 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 54 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amdanga 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 2,697. That makes it the 26th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Ratanpur village has 1,398 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 743711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 271.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpur falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Nasibpur, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ratanpur.

Ratanpur is about 54 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpur is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Nasibpur is about 2.9 km away. Bhadreswar is about 8.4 km away. Amdanga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargachhia (8.2 km), Harapur (8.7 km) and Kasarpara (11 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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