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Ratanpur

Kadwa mandal
Pincode 855113
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Ratanpur is a village in Kadwa mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 2,097 across 451 households. The village has a literacy rate of 42.9% and is identified by PIN code 855113.

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LGD code
224492
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population
2,097
Households
451
Literacy rate
42.9%
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000♂
Workers
563
Distance to district centre
118 km
Distance to mandal centre
159 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 #49 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.9%
+2.6% vs mandal average
Ratanpur
42.9%
Kadwa mandal
40.3%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
+21 vs mandal average
Ratanpur
943
Kadwa mandal
922
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ratanpur
4.6
Kadwa mandal
4.8

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

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Ratanpur at a glance

Ratanpur is a village of 2,097 people in 451 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 49th-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 43%, 3 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 118 km from the Katihar district centre, 0 km from Ratanpur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Thalwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855113, served by Salmari post office; the LGD village code is 224492. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aastha Hospital, Darbhanga, 6 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 2,472 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rizwanpur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ratanpur · this village2,09743%
Ratanpur · Banjaria0 km N
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
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
2
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
No
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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
68
Distance to district HQ (km)
68
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
28
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
TAIYABPUR
Total area (ha)
148
Irrigated area (ha)
85
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
224492
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population (Census 2011)
2,097
Population (projected 2026)
2,472
Households
451
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
943
Literacy rate
42.9%
Coordinates
26.06995°N, 85.90142°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purnia
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Khemka
Block / Mandal
Kadwa
Getting there

How to reach Ratanpur

Mandal centre
Kadwa · ≈ 159 km
≈ 5 h 27 min by car · 6 h 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 118 km
≈ 4 h 3 min by car · 4 h 48 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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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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