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About Ranipur Village

Ranipur 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 1,127, made up of 569 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 164.61 hectares
Population 1,127
Male Population 569
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Ranipur compares

By the 2011 count Ranipur is the 96th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 164.61 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Ranipur

Ranipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranipur 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 Ranipur from other places

Ranipur lies about 47 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 9.1 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 Ranipur
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 9.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 26 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 47 km

Villages closest to Ranipur

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 Ranipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranipur village had a population of 1,127. That makes it the 96th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Ranipur village has 569 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranipur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Ranipur is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranipur covers 164.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ranipur is Kamalpur Halt, about 9.1 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 Ranipur.

Ranipur is about 47 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kamalpur Halt is about 9.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Itahar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keotal (2.1 km), Jamalpur (2.2 km) and Kamalpur (2.2 km).

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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