About Ranigam Village

Ranigam is a large village in Gariadhar tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,236, made up of 1,113 males and 1,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1810.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranigam village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Bhavnagar
Tehsil	Gariadhar
Pincode	364510
Area (hectares)	1810.84 hectares
Population	2,236
Male Population	1,113
Female Population	1,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranigam compares

By the 2011 count Ranigam is the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 1810.84 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 979.

Getting to Ranigam

Ranigam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranigam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ranigam from other places

Ranigam lies about 66 km from Bhavnagar, and the nearest railway station is Palitana, about 24 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 Ranigam
Tehsil headquarters	Gariadhar	14 km
Nearest railway station	Palitana	24 km
District headquarters	Bhavnagar	66 km

Villages closest to Ranigam

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

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Common questions about Ranigam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranigam village had a population of 2,236. That makes it the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Ranigam village has 1,113 males and 1,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranigam has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ranigam is 364510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranigam covers 1810.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ranigam falls under Gariadhar tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ranigam is Palitana, about 24 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranigam.

Ranigam is about 66 km from Bhavnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranigam is in Gariadhar tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Gariadhar is about 14 km away. Palitana is about 24 km away. Bhavnagar is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.