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About Ranakpur Village

Ranakpur is a mid sized village in Kadana tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 769 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranakpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Kadana
Pincode 389240
Area (hectares) 470.9 hectares
Population 1,480
Male Population 769
Female Population 711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranakpur compares

By the 2011 count Ranakpur is the 29th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 470.9 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ranakpur

Ranakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranakpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranakpur from other places

Ranakpur lies about 50 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Modasa, about 48 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 Ranakpur
Tehsil headquarters Kadana 9.7 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 27 km
Nearest railway station Modasa 48 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 50 km

Villages closest to Ranakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranakpur village had a population of 1,480. That makes it the 29th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Ranakpur village has 769 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranakpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Ranakpur is 389240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranakpur covers 470.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranakpur falls under Kadana tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ranakpur is Modasa, about 48 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 10+ km distance for Ranakpur.

Ranakpur is about 50 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranakpur is in Kadana tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Kadana is about 9.7 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 27 km away. Modasa is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amthani (under 2 km), Machhina Nadhara (2.5 km) and Padhara (2.5 km).

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

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