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About Ranigam Village

Ranigam is a mid sized village in Sompeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 324 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,241 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532264, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranigam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Sompeta
Pincode 532264
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 324
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,241
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranigam compares

By the 2011 count Ranigam is the 24th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Ranigam

Ranigam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranigam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ranigam from other places

Ranigam lies about 91 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Mandasa Road, about 4.6 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 Ranigam
Nearest railway station Mandasa Road 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sompeta 11 km
Nearest town Palāsa 16 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 91 km

Villages closest to Ranigam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sompeta 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 Ranigam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranigam village had a population of 726. That makes it the 24th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Ranigam village has 324 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranigam has about 1241 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

The pincode recorded for Ranigam is 532264. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranigam covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranigam falls under Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranigam is Mandasa Road, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranigam.

Ranigam is about 91 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranigam is in Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Mandasa Road is about 4.6 km away. Sompeta is about 11 km away. Palāsa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tallabhadra (under 2 km), Mamidipalle (1.9 km) and Ananthapuram (2.0 km).

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

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