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About Rana Village

Rana is a mid sized village in Jalumuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 703 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532474, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rana village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Jalumuru
Pincode 532474
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 1,431
Male Population 703
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rana compares

By the 2011 count Rana is the 18th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Rana

Rana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rana from other places

Rana lies about 27 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Tilaru, about 2.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rana
Nearest railway station Tilaru 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalumuru 3.0 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 8.3 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 27 km

Villages closest to Rana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalumuru tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rana

As per the Census of India 2011, Rana village had a population of 1,431. That makes it the 18th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents.

Rana village has 703 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rana has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Rana is 532474. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rana covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rana falls under Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rana is Tilaru, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rana.

Rana is about 27 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rana is in Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Tilaru is about 2.9 km away. Jalumuru is about 3.0 km away. Narasannapeta is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingalavalasa (under 2 km), Peddadugam (under 2 km) and Chinadugam (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rana today is likely to be higher.

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