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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 285 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, 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 Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 64.71 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 285
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 101st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 64.71 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Ratanpur

Ratanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purushottampur, Raghunathpur, Ramchandrapur and Rangamatia. 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 560. That makes it the 101st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Ratanpur village has 285 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 64.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpur falls under Potashpur II 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ratanpur.

Ratanpur is in Potashpur II 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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