# Ratnapur Village, Sindewahi, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sindewahi, Chandrapur 

# Ratnapur

Ratnapur is a village in Sindewahi sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **6,297 people in 1,616 households**, the 3rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 6,297people (2011)
- 1,616households
- 74.6%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Ratnapur PIN code and other codes

Ratnapur falls in Sindewahi sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindewahi
- Census village code540987

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

## How far is Ratnapur from nearby towns?

- Sindewahi (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)48 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 Ratnapur?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Ratnapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Navargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 h winter

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 Ratnapur known for?

About 58% of the 1,849 hectares of village land is sown, and -5 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 Ratnapur

Of every 100 households in Ratnapur in 2011, 69 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ratnapur · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**56%

Tap water ****16%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**84%

Use banking services ****46%**

**60%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 Ratnapur?

■ Ratnapur · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**983

Working population ****55.4%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 830 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,034 (30%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 338 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,257 (36%)

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 Sindewahi

- Sindewahi12,914 people
- Navargaon7,988 people
- Palasgaon Jat4,427 people
- Lonwahi3,523 people
- Shivni3,301 people
- Wasera3,014 people

[All 115 villages in Sindewahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sindewahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ratnapur from Chandrapur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Ratnapur?6,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratnapur in?Chandrapur district (Sindewahi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ratnapur?74.6% (Census 2011)
