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Ranipur

Rajnagar mandal
Pincode 731126
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Ranipur is a village in Rajnagar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 470 in 109 households. It has a literacy rate of 60% and is located at 23.952°N, 87.620°E.

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JIYALI KUSKU
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LGD code
316977
Pincode
731126
Post office
Karidhya
Population
470
Households
109
Literacy rate
60%
Sex ratio
1009 ♀/1000♂
Workers
228
Distance to district centre
10 km
Distance to mandal centre
22 km
Distance to Kolkata
171 km
Distance to Delhi
1159 km
Nearest railway station
Kunuri · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Puranagram Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ranipur compares

By population, Ranipur ranks #55 of 98 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
60.0%
+1.4% vs mandal average
Ranipur
60.0%
Rajnagar mandal
58.6%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,009
+47 vs mandal average
Ranipur
1,009
Rajnagar mandal
962
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Ranipur
4.3
Rajnagar mandal
4.3

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

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Ranipur at a glance

Ranipur is a village of 470 people in 109 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 55th-largest of 98 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 60%, 1 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,009 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Birbhum district centre, 15 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 4 km from Kunuri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731126, served by Karidhya post office; the LGD village code is 316977. The nearest hospital or health centre is Puranagram Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is JIYALI KUSKU, and the village votes in Suri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagannath Chattopadhyay. The population is estimated at 554 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhabanipur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ranipur · this village47060%
Ranipur · Rampurhat - I40230%0 km N
Ranipur · Saltora67872%0 km N
Ranipur · Purulia - I39652%0 km N
Ranipur · Kushmundi39052%0 km N
Ranipur · Bansihari42958%0 km N
Ranipur · Kandi3,38324%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranipur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
13
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
0
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
195.22
Irrigated area (ha)
11.5
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Ranipur

LGD code
316977
Pincode
731126
Post office
Karidhya
Population (Census 2011)
470
Population (projected 2026)
554
Households
109
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1009
Literacy rate
60.0%
Coordinates
23.95217°N, 87.61970°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Suri
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jagannath Chattopadhyay
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
JIYALI KUSKU
Block / Mandal
Rajnagar
Getting there

How to reach Ranipur

Mandal centre
Rajnagar · ≈ 22 km
≈ 46 min by car · 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 15 km
≈ 31 min by car · 37 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata171 kmcapital
  • Delhi1159 km
  • Hyderabad1198 km
  • Chennai1435 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKunuri4 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand24 km
  • Hospital / PHCPuranagram Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank11 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump11 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University31 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post51 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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