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About Ranapur Village

Ranapur is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 462 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 123.83 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 462
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranapur compares

By the 2011 count Ranapur is the 118th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 123.83 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Ranapur

Ranapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranapur from other places

Ranapur lies about 58 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 3.0 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 Ranapur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 27 km
Nearest town Manihāri 30 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 58 km

Villages closest to Ranapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar 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 Ranapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranapur village had a population of 927. That makes it the 118th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Ranapur village has 462 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranapur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Ranapur is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranapur covers 123.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranapur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranapur is Milangarh, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Ranapur.

Ranapur is about 58 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranapur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Milangarh is about 3.0 km away. Itahar is about 27 km away. Manihāri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halimpur (3.0 km), Para (4.0 km) and Chhilampur (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ranapur today is likely to be higher.

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