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About Ranitarai Village

Ranitarai is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 340 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranitarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranitarai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 235.89 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 340
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranitarai compares

By the 2011 count Ranitarai is the 111th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 235.89 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Ranitarai

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

Ranitarai lies about 32 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rajnandgaon, about 12 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 Ranitarai
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Rajnandgaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 32 km
District headquarters Durg 32 km

Villages closest to Ranitarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Ranitarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranitarai village had a population of 705. That makes it the 111th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Ranitarai village has 340 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranitarai has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Ranitarai is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranitarai covers 235.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranitarai falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ranitarai is Rajnandgaon, about 12 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 Ranitarai.

Ranitarai is about 32 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranitarai is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 12 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 12 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alikhunta (under 2 km), Arajpuri (under 2 km) and Mahrajpur (under 2 km).

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

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