About Ranna Village

Ranna is a large village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,324, made up of 1,746 males and 1,578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Pincode	847105
Area (hectares)	289 hectares
Population	3,324
Male Population	1,746
Female Population	1,578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranna compares

By the 2011 count Ranna is the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Ranna

Ranna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ranna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ranna from other places

Ranna lies about 26 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 18 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 Ranna
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Rambhaddarpur	18 km
Nearest town	Rosera	18 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	26 km

Villages closest to Ranna

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

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Common questions about Ranna

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranna village had a population of 3,324. That makes it the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Ranna village has 1,746 males and 1,578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranna has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Ranna is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranna covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranna falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranna is Rambhaddarpur, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ranna.

Ranna is about 26 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranna is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 3.5 km away. Rambhaddarpur is about 18 km away. Rosera is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.