Ranjitpur is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 20 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,122 people, in 196 households.[2] It has 2 primary schools and no healthcare facilities, and it hosts a regular market but not a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Rasulpur.[4]

Ranjitpur
Village
Map showing Ranjitpur (#636) in Sareni CD block
Ranjitpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.182258°N 80.767425°E / 26.182258; 80.767425[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.544 km2 (0.596 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,122
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Ranjitpur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 497 people (262 male and 235 female), in 93 households and 72 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 261 acres.[5] 15 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Ranjitpur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 523 people (256 male and 267 female), in 98 households and 81 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 261 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Ranjitpur as having a population of 717 people, in 126 households, and having an area of 106.43 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Ranjitpur (as "Ramjipur") as having a total population of 816 people (444 male and 372 female), in 145 households and 145 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 135 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 117, or 14% of the total; this group was 55% male (64) and 45% female (53).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 1% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (133 men and 24 women).[4] 252 people were classified as main workers (all men), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 564 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 188 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 64 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 0 in other services.[4]

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