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About Ranipur Colliery Village

Ranipur Colliery is a mid sized village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,873, made up of 990 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranipur Colliery Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur Colliery village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 49.9 hectares
Population 1,873
Male Population 990
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranipur Colliery compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur Colliery is the 7th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 49.9 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ranipur Colliery

Ranipur Colliery is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranipur Colliery 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raghudi, Rampur, Rangadahar and Rangdihi. 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 Ranipur Colliery

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipur Colliery village had a population of 1,873. That makes it the 7th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Ranipur Colliery village has 990 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur Colliery has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ranipur Colliery is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranipur Colliery covers 49.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranipur Colliery falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ranipur Colliery notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Ranipur Colliery.

Ranipur Colliery is in Neturia tehsil of Puruliya 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 Ranipur Colliery today is likely to be higher.

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