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About Ranai Village

Ranai is a small village in Farsabahar tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 214 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Farsabahar
Pincode 496245
Area (hectares) 133.1 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 214
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranai compares

By the 2011 count Ranai is the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 133.1 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Ranai

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

Ranai lies about 23 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 69 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 Ranai
Tehsil headquarters Farsabahar 23 km
District headquarters Jashpur 23 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 23 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 69 km

Villages closest to Ranai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranai village had a population of 424. That makes it the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Ranai village has 214 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranai has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Ranai is 496245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranai covers 133.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranai falls under Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ranai is Garposh, about 69 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 Ranai.

Ranai is about 23 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranai is in Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district. Farsabahar is about 23 km away. Jashpur is about 23 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pharsabahar (1.7 km), Bangaon (3.4 km) and Bhagora (9.8 km).

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

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