Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Ratanpur Ratanpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,471 people in 839 households, the 10th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 4,471 people (2011) - 839 households - 69.7% literacy - 868 females per 1,000 males ## Ratanpur PIN code and other codes Ratanpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Hajipur - Community development block Shahkund - Census village code 239895 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ratanpur from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 18 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ratanpur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Ratanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shahkund - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ratanpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 69% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ratanpur Of every 100 households in Ratanpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ratanpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Electricity for lighting 20% 19% - Toilet within the home 19% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 76% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 53% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 92% - Use banking services 73% 50% - Television 10% 12% - Mobile phone 38% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 33% 29% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ratanpur? ■ Ratanpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.7% 62.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 868 880 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 927 - Working population 33.3% 36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 60.5% for women. 47% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 275 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 431 (29%) · ■ Household industry 40 (3%) · ■ Other work 177 (12%) · ■ Marginal 567 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkund - Hajipur 4,856 people - Sarauni 4,676 people - Dariapur 4,566 people - Bethu 4,493 people - Chandpur 3,892 people - Baurgaon 3,790 people - Dindealpur 3,758 people - Ghorpithia 3,694 people All 170 villages in Shahkund ## Quick answers - How far is Ratanpur from Bhagalpur? 18 km by road - What is the population of Ratanpur? 4,471 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ratanpur in? Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ratanpur? 69.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/ratanpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.