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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 262 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723145
Area (hectares) 145.28 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 262
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 64th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 145.28 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 960.

Getting to Ratanpur

Ratanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ratanpur 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 Pratappur, Premsinghdih, Raghabpur 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 515. That makes it the 64th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Ratanpur village has 262 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 966 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 145.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratanpur falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ratanpur.

Ratanpur is in Raghunathpur II 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 Ratanpur today is likely to be higher.

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