# Ratanpur Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Ratanpur

Ratanpur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,010 people in 199 households**, the 74th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,010people (2011)
- 199households
- 63.7%literacy
- 830females per 1,000 males

## Ratanpur PIN code and other codes

Ratanpur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadargang
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240216

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ratanpur from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)39 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ratanpur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Ratanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Fatehpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ratanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 17% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ratanpur

Of every 100 households in Ratanpur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ratanpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**84%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**85%

Use banking services ****20%**

**44%

Television ****20%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ratanpur?

■ Ratanpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752**

**944

Working population ****48.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 53.5% for women. 50% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 245 (50%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sonhaula

- Bhandaridih1,028 people
- Naraenbati1,028 people
- Baniadih1,012 people
- Fazilpur1,012 people
- Telwara975 people
- Deokunda966 people
- Faridampur902 people
- Baijachak848 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ratanpur from Bhagalpur?39 km by road
- What is the population of Ratanpur?1,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratanpur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ratanpur?63.7% (Census 2011)