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About Ranchhodpura Village

Ranchhodpura is a mid sized village in Kalol tehsil, in the district of Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 598 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382721, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranchhodpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranchhodpura village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Gandhinagar
Tehsil Kalol
Pincode 382721
Area (hectares) 272.86 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 598
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranchhodpura compares

By the 2011 count Ranchhodpura is the 50th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 272.86 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ranchhodpura

Ranchhodpura 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 Ranchhodpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ranchhodpura from other places

Ranchhodpura lies about 28 km from Gandhinagar, and the nearest railway station is Gora Ghuma, about 5.4 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 Ranchhodpura
Nearest railway station Gora Ghuma 5.4 km
Nearest town Bopal 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalol 18 km
District headquarters Gandhinagar 28 km

Villages closest to Ranchhodpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranchhodpura village had a population of 1,175. That makes it the 50th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Ranchhodpura village has 598 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranchhodpura has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Ranchhodpura is 382721. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranchhodpura covers 272.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranchhodpura falls under Kalol tehsil of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ranchhodpura is Gora Ghuma, about 5.4 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ranchhodpura.

Ranchhodpura is about 28 km from Gandhinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranchhodpura is in Kalol tehsil of Gandhinagar district. Gora Ghuma is about 5.4 km away. Bopal is about 6.2 km away. Kalol is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rancharada (2.4 km), Santej (3.1 km) and Palodiya (3.9 km).

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

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