RANPUR a native state of India, in the province of Orissa in the lieutenant-governorship of Bengal, situated on the western boundary of the British district of Puri, in about 20° N. lat. and 85° 20' E. long. The southwest part of the state is a region of hills, forest clad, and almost entirely uninhabited, which wall in its wdiole western side, except at a single point, where a pass leads into the adjoining state of Nayagarh. Its population in 1881 was 36,539 (18,382 males, 18,157 females). The only town is the rfij&’s place of residence, which consists of one long and wide street.