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Ratanpur

Arrah mandal
Pincode 802312
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Ratanpur is a village in Arrah mandal, Bhojpur district, Bihar, with a population of 2,238 across 298 households. The village has a literacy rate of 68.8%.

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HARENDRA PRASAD YADAV
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LGD code
246772
Pincode
802312
Post office
Chandawa
Population
2,238
Households
298
Literacy rate
68.8%
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000♂
Workers
657
Distance to district centre
61 km
Distance to mandal centre
14 km
Distance to Patna
93 km
Distance to Kolkata
462 km
Nearest railway station
Thalwara · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Aastha Hospital, Darbhanga · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ratanpur compares

By population, Ratanpur ranks #35 of 115 villages in Arrah mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.8%
+11.2% vs mandal average
Ratanpur
68.8%
Arrah mandal
57.6%
Bhojpur district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
860
−30 vs mandal average
Ratanpur
860
Arrah mandal
890
Household size
people per home
7.5
+0.7 vs mandal average
Ratanpur
7.5
Arrah mandal
6.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ratanpur at a glance

Ratanpur is a village of 2,238 people in 298 households (Census 2011) in Arrah block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 35th-largest of 115 villages in Arrah block. Literacy is 69%, 11 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 860 women per 1,000 men. It lies 61 km from the Bhojpur district centre, 0 km from Ratanpur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Thalwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802312, served by Chandawa post office; the LGD village code is 246772. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aastha Hospital, Darbhanga, 6 km away. The sarpanch is HARENDRA PRASAD YADAV, and the village votes in Warisnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjarik Mrinal. The population is estimated at 2,639 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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Ratanpur · this village2,23869%
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Ratanpur · Bariarpur4,05570%0 km N
Ratanpur · Haspura1,72958%0 km N
Ratanpur · Majorganj3,49341%0 km N
Ratanpur · Banjaria36544%0 km N
Ratanpur · Sultanganj3,87254%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ratanpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
ARRAH
Distance to nearest town (km)
4
Distance to district HQ (km)
4
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SONADIA
Total area (ha)
106
Irrigated area (ha)
26.7
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Ratanpur

LGD code
246772
Pincode
802312
Post office
Chandawa
Population (Census 2011)
2,238
Population (projected 2026)
2,639
Households
298
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
860
Literacy rate
68.8%
Coordinates
26.06995°N, 85.90142°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Warisnagar
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manjarik Mrinal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
HARENDRA PRASAD YADAV
Block / Mandal
Arrah
Getting there

How to reach Ratanpur

Mandal centre
Arrah · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhojpur · ≈ 61 km
≈ 2 h 5 min by car · 2 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,968 people
Ratanpur · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna93 kmcapital
  • Kolkata462 km
  • Delhi904 km
  • Hyderabad1232 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationThalwara<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCAastha Hospital, Darbhanga6 km
  • ATM / bankBank of Baroda19 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump23 km
  • CollegeDr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University24 km
  • Police stationAdarsh Police Station23 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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