Ratanpura is a census town in the

Mau district Mau district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Mau town is the district headquarters which is also one of the few remaining areas of handloom saree production in eastern Uttar Pradesh, specializing in Sadiya silk sare ...

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. It is located about 25 kilometres east of the district headquarters,

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, and 47 Kilometres west of

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. It is a development block headquarter, which comes under the

Sadar

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. The town is situated between the middle of Mau and

. The State Highway 34 (famely known as Rajdhani Road, as it connects Eastern U.P. with the State Capital

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) passes through Ratanpura. Earlier it was a part of

district, but since 19 November 1988 it became the part of newly constituted

District. The town has its own Railway station managed by North Eastern Railway (India) in its name which has connecting trains to

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Azamgarh Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the ...

Chhapra Chhapra (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Chaparā'') is a city and headquarters of the Saran District in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River. Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based mar ...

and

Dhanbad Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur and a major financial hub of Jharkhand. In terms of economy, Dhanbad has the largest economy in the state of Jharkhand and it is often referred to as th ...

stations to name a few.

Demographics

At the 2011 India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Ratanpura had a population of 4,405 of which 2,263 were males and 2,142 females. Ratanpura had an average literacy rate of 83.00%, higher than the state average of 67.68%, with 89.71% of the males and 76.04% of females literate. 14.14% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Language

Common spoken languages are

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and

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. The Bhojpuri

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is distinct in its own way, when compared to its neighbouring districts of

and

Ghazipur Ghazipur, is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur city is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Ganges (Ganga) ...

Education

There are many Primary and secondary schools and one college in the village. 1. Pacific Institute of Information Technology, Aashirwad Coplex, In-front of Siddhi Vinayak Marriage Hall, Ratanpura, Mau and Pacific Digital Library, Aashirwad Coplex, In-front of Siddhi Vinayak Marriage Hall, Ratanpura, Mau 2. Nehru Inter College 3. Deepalaya Convent School 4. Government Primary School (known locally as Baratar primary school) 5. Ever Green Convent School & Inter college 6. Dayanand Intermediate College Institute for Higher studies includes - 1. Mariyada Purushottam Post Graduate College, Bhimpura Road

Bank

There are following nationalized and Regional Rural Banks Banks in Ratanpura, namely - 1. Central Bank of India (ATM Available) (Police Station Road) 2. State Bank of India (ATM available) (In front of Evergreen School) 3. Union Bank of India (ATM available) (Adjacent to Evergreen School) 4. Purvanchal Bank (Regional Rural Bank). The available ATM are open till Banking hours only as these branches are Rural Branches.

Landmarks

The irst water park of Mau district has been constructed in Ratanpura, called Funtasia Waterpark and Resort. It is expected that it will enhance the development of the village.

References

Cities and towns in Mau district {{Mau-geo-stub