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About Ranela Village

Ranela is a mid sized village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 357 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranela village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389260
Area (hectares) 116.93 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 357
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranela compares

By the 2011 count Ranela is the 99th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 116.93 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 956.

Getting to Ranela

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

Ranela lies about 39 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Limkheda, about 34 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 Ranela
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 7.1 km
Nearest town Jhālod 23 km
Nearest railway station Limkheda 34 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 39 km

Villages closest to Ranela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranela village had a population of 693. That makes it the 99th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Ranela village has 357 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranela has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Ranela is 389260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranela covers 116.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranela falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ranela is Limkheda, about 34 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 Ranela.

Ranela is about 39 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranela is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Santrampur is about 7.1 km away. Jhālod is about 23 km away. Limkheda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parthampur (under 2 km), Sukatimba (1.7 km) and Janvad (1.8 km).

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

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