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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur is a small village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 201 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 120.6 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 201
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 94th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 120.6 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ranipur

Ranipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purru, Ralibari, Ramnagar and Rampur. 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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipur village had a population of 396. That makes it the 94th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Ranipur village has 201 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Ranipur is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranipur covers 120.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranipur falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ranipur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ranipur.

Ranipur is in Purulia I 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 today is likely to be higher.

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