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About Ranni Village

Ranni is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 461 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Ranni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 461
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranni compares

By the 2011 count Ranni is the 90th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Ranni

Ranni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ranni from other places

Ranni lies about 72 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 15 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 Ranni
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Sanjhauli Halt 15 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 16 km
District headquarters Rohtas 72 km

Villages closest to Ranni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranni village had a population of 881. That makes it the 90th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Ranni village has 461 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranni has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Ranni covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranni falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranni is Sanjhauli Halt, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Ranni.

Ranni is about 72 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranni is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 4.4 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 15 km away. Bikramganj 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 Paranpur (under 2 km), Pachauli (under 2 km) and Sagpokhar (under 2 km).

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

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