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- LGD code
- 245741
- Pincode
- 801110
- Post office
- Paliganj
- Population
- 1,584
- Households
- 258
- Literacy rate
- 57.9%
- Sex ratio
- 913 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 532
- Distance to district centre
- 71 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 29 km
- Distance to Patna
- 7 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 464 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gulzarbagh Railway Station · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Pramila Nursing Home, Patna · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ranipur compares
By population, Ranipur ranks #59 of 118 villages in Paliganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.9%
+7.0% vs mandal average
- Ranipur
- 57.9%
- Paliganj mandal
- 50.9%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
913
−33 vs mandal average
- Ranipur
- 913
- Paliganj mandal
- 946
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Ranipur
- 6.1
- Paliganj mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ranipur at a glance
Ranipur is a village of 1,584 people in 258 households (Census 2011) in Paliganj block, Patna district, Bihar, the 59th-largest of 118 villages in Paliganj block. Literacy is 58%, 7 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. It lies 71 km from the Patna district centre, 15 km from Biddupur, the nearest town, 1 km from Gulzarbagh Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 801110, served by Paliganj post office; the LGD village code is 245741. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, primary health centre, bank. The village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 1,868 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JEHANABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ranipur Kurkuri
- Total area (ha)
- 146.49
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 120.87
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ranipur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ranipur
- LGD code
- 245741
- Pincode
- 801110
- Post office
- Paliganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,584
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,868
- Households
- 258
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 913
- Literacy rate
- 57.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.58738°N, 85.20680°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patna Sahib
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
- Block / Mandal
- Paliganj
- Nearest PHC
- Pramila Nursing Home, Patna (1.5 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (1.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Gulzarbagh Railway Station (1.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Ranipur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna7 kmcapital
- Kolkata464 km
- Delhi860 km
- Hyderabad1146 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGulzarbagh Railway Station1 km
- Bus stopNalanda Medical College Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCPramila Nursing Home, Patna1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum2 km
- CollegeCollege of Commerce, Arts and Science5 km
- Police stationagam kuaa thana4 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Gulzarbagh Railway Station1.2 km
- Health centre
- Pramila Nursing Home, Patna1.5 km
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of India1.3 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ranipur
6 Temples, 1 Mosque, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Ranipur
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫National Institute of Health Education & Research Patna (NIHER)School1.5 km ↗
- 🏫Infant Jesus SchoolSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🏫Bihar Judicial AcademySchool2.5 km ↗
- 🏫Rajkiya Mahila VidyalayaSchool2.6 km ↗
- 🏫Litera Champs Play SchoolSchool3.5 km ↗
- 🎓St. Marrry High schoolHigh school3.5 km ↗
- 📚Guru Shikhar LibraryLibrary3.6 km ↗
- 📚Satyam Study CentreLibrary3.6 km ↗
- 🏫DPS junior international schoolSchool3.6 km ↗
- 📚Ganpati LibraryLibrary3.9 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 801110
- MilkiPaliganj mandal12,581 pop
- Nirakpur PaliPaliganj mandal11,798 pop
- ChandhausPaliganj mandal10,989 pop
- JarkhaPaliganj mandal8,875 pop
- MohbalipurPaliganj mandal6,863 pop
- MakhmilpurPaliganj mandal6,392 pop
- BherhariaPaliganj mandal5,419 pop
- SikariaPaliganj mandal4,768 pop
- Lalganj SehraPaliganj mandal4,552 pop
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Other villages in Paliganj mandal
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- Nirakpur Pali
- Chandhaus
- Jarkha
- Mohbalipur
- Makhmilpur
- Bherharia
- Sikaria
- Lalganj Sehra
- Dharahra
- Rampur Nagwan
- Kurkuri
- Akbarpur
- Korra
- Pipardaha
- Jamharu
- Dahia
- Akhtiarpur Pali
- Khapura
- Kalyanpur
- Bali Pakar
- Murka
- Belaunra
- Mungila
- Harpur Ankuri
- Bela
- Dhokahra
- Karauti
- Patringa
- Sarsi
- Mera
- Mathurapur Khusdihra
- Masaurha
- Madhwa
- Pearpura
- Nadhari
Sources & freshness
- 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)