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About Ranatola Village

Ranatola is a mid sized village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 428 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranatola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 394.13 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 428
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranatola compares

By the 2011 count Ranatola is the 15th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 394.13 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Ranatola

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

Ranatola lies about 33 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 7.1 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 Ranatola
Nearest railway station Paniajob 7.1 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohla 33 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 33 km

Villages closest to Ranatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranatola village had a population of 863. That makes it the 15th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Ranatola village has 428 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranatola has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Ranatola is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranatola covers 394.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranatola falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ranatola is Paniajob, about 7.1 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 Ranatola.

Ranatola is about 33 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranatola is in Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Paniajob is about 7.1 km away. Dongargarh is about 8.3 km away. Mohla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jirratola (10 km), Teleetola (12 km) and Akatkanhar (12 km).

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

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