Village · Kalyanpur, Samastipur # Ratanpur Ratanpur is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,227 people in 229 households, the 79th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 1,227 people (2011) - 229 households - 47.4% literacy - 894 females per 1,000 males ## Ratanpur PIN code and other codes Ratanpur falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Surmar - Community development block Kalyanpur - Census village code 236182 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ratanpur from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ) 20 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ratanpur? 8 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pusa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sorpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 2 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 58% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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, 3 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ratanpur · ■ Kalyanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 3% 10% - Toilet within the home 9% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 84% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 34% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 15% 51% - Television 4% 9% - Mobile phone 21% 46% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 46% 29% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ratanpur? ■ Ratanpur · ■ Kalyanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.4% 59.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 894 936 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 844 937 - Working population 48.7% 31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.4% for men and 38.6% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 115 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 240 (40%) · ■ Other work 125 (21%) · ■ Marginal 118 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kalyanpur - Sembhu Ram Tok 1,368 people - Ramauli 1,363 people - Darhia 1,279 people - Gangaura 1,269 people - Betwara 1,205 people - chak jafar 1,185 people - Milki 1,176 people - Az Rakbe Rasulpur 1,154 people All 152 villages in Kalyanpur ## Quick answers - How far is Ratanpur from Samastipur? 20 km by road - What is the population of Ratanpur? 1,227 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ratanpur in? Samastipur district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ratanpur? 47.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/kalyanpur/ratanpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.