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About Rankot Village

Rankot is a small village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 176 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankot village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 532.3 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 176
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rankot compares

By the 2011 count Rankot is the 178th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 532.3 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Rankot

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

Rankot lies about 126 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 54 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 Rankot
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 16 km
Nearest town Saraipali 31 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 54 km
District headquarters Raipur 126 km

Villages closest to Rankot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankot village had a population of 357. That makes it the 178th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Rankot village has 176 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankot has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Rankot is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rankot covers 532.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rankot falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rankot is Baradwar, about 54 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 10+ km distance for Rankot.

Rankot is about 126 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rankot is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 16 km away. Saraipali is about 31 km away. Baradwar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charpali (3.2 km), Bodadih (4.3 km) and Pirda (5.9 km).

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

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