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About Ranigaon Village

Ranigaon is a mid sized village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 304 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranigaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 90.06 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 304
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranigaon compares

By the 2011 count Ranigaon is the 84th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 90.06 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Ranigaon

Ranigaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 31 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 2.5 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
Nearest railway station Jetha 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 9.5 km
Nearest town Saktī 9.5 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 31 km

Villages closest to Ranigaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakti 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 571. That makes it the 84th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Ranigaon village has 304 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranigaon has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Ranigaon is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranigaon covers 90.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranigaon falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ranigaon is Jetha, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Ranigaon.

Ranigaon is about 31 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranigaon is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jetha is about 2.5 km away. Sakti is about 9.5 km away. Saktī is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaktudera (under 2 km), Belhadih (under 2 km) and Lawsara (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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