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Monday, 14 September 2026
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Revenue village·Para block·Purulia

Ranipur

Para mandal
Pincode 723155
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Ranipur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Para mandal

The principal temple recorded for Para mandal is Brick Deul, Para. No temple of this dedication is on record within Ranipur itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Ranipur is a village in Para mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,991 spread across 376 households. The literacy rate in the village is 49%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHANDRABATI MAJHI SAREN
Contact: 70****1533
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LGD code
330124
Pincode
723155
Post office
Para
Population
1,991
Households
376
Literacy rate
49%
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000♂
Workers
579
Distance to district centre
133 km
Distance to mandal centre
123 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 #27 of 132 villages in Para mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.0%
−6.7% vs mandal average
Ranipur
49.0%
Para mandal
55.7%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
+14 vs mandal average
Ranipur
958
Para mandal
944
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ranipur
5.3
Para mandal
5.5

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

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Ranipur at a glance

Ranipur is a village of 1,991 people in 376 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 27th-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 49%, 7 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. It lies 133 km from the Purulia district centre, 15 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 4 km from Kunuri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723155, served by Para post office; the LGD village code is 330124. The nearest hospital or health centre is Puranagram Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is CHANDRABATI MAJHI SAREN, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 2,347 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jabarrah-Jhapra-Ii

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ranipur · this village1,99149%
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
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
2
Middle school
2
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
256.46
Irrigated area (ha)
30
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Ranipur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Ranipur

LGD code
330124
Pincode
723155
Post office
Para
Population (Census 2011)
1,991
Population (projected 2026)
2,347
Households
376
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
958
Literacy rate
49.0%
Coordinates
23.95217°N, 87.61970°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Para
Member of Parliament
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nadiar Chand Bouri
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHANDRABATI MAJHI SAREN
Block / Mandal
Para
Getting there

How to reach Ranipur

Mandal centre
Para · ≈ 123 km
≈ 4 h 13 min by car · 5 h 1 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purulia · ≈ 133 km
≈ 4 h 33 min by car · 5 h 24 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 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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