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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 323 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721455, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721455
Area (hectares) 64.58 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 323
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 111th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 64.58 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Ramchandrapur, Rangamalput, Rani Basan and Rania. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 583. That makes it the 111th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Ratanpur village has 323 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 721455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 64.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ratanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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 in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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