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About Ratanpur Village

Ratanpur is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,759, made up of 1,450 males and 1,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 133.65 hectares
Population 2,759
Male Population 1,450
Female Population 1,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpur is the 36th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 133.65 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ratanpur

The census records public bus service for Ratanpur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratanpur from other places

Ratanpur lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhapdhapi, about 2.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ratanpur
Nearest railway station Dhapdhapi 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 7.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Ratanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur tehsil.

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 2,759. That makes it the 36th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Ratanpur village has 1,450 males and 1,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ratanpur is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanpur covers 133.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ratanpur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpur is Dhapdhapi, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratanpur.

Ratanpur is about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhapdhapi is about 2.1 km away. Baruipur is about 7.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (under 2 km), Mirpur (under 2 km) and Alampur (under 2 km).

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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