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About Ranigaon Village

Ranigaon is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 318 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranigaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 148.12 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 318
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranigaon compares

By the 2011 count Ranigaon is the 78th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 148.12 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Ranigaon

Ranigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranigaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ranigaon from other places

Ranigaon lies about 64 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 64 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 Ranigaon
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 6.1 km
Nearest town Kānker 50 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 64 km
Nearest railway station Sankra 64 km

Villages closest to Ranigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranigaon village had a population of 652. That makes it the 78th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Ranigaon village has 318 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranigaon has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Ranigaon is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranigaon covers 148.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranigaon falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ranigaon is Sankra, about 64 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Ranigaon.

Ranigaon is about 64 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranigaon is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 6.1 km away. Kānker is about 50 km away. Dhamtari is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anjni (under 2 km), Sarangpuri (under 2 km) and Malhari (under 2 km).

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

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