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About Ranjapur Village

Ranjapur is a mid sized village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 447 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721222
Area (hectares) 139.3 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 447
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranjapur compares

By the 2011 count Ranjapur is the 75th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 139.3 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ranjapur

Ranjapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranjapur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranjapur from other places

Ranjapur lies about 64 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahendralalnagar, about 9.7 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 Ranjapur
Nearest railway station Mahendralalnagar 9.7 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatal 29 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 64 km

Villages closest to Ranjapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjapur village had a population of 890. That makes it the 75th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Ranjapur village has 447 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjapur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ranjapur is 721222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjapur covers 139.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranjapur falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranjapur is Mahendralalnagar, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranjapur.

Ranjapur is about 64 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjapur is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Mahendralalnagar is about 9.7 km away. Dhulagari is about 20 km away. Ghatal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajpur (under 2 km), Mamrajpur (under 2 km) and Jaynagar (1.7 km).

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

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