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About Nerana Village

Nerana is a mid sized village in Ranavav tehsil, in the district of Porbandar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 366 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 878.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360570, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nerana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Porbandar
Tehsil Ranavav
Pincode 360570
Area (hectares) 878.61 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 366
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nerana compares

By the 2011 count Nerana is the 23rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 878.61 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Nerana

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

Nerana lies about 30 km from Porbandar, and the nearest railway station is Rana Bordi, about 20 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 Nerana
Nearest railway station Rana Bordi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranavav 21 km
Nearest town Rānāvāv 21 km
District headquarters Porbandar 30 km

Villages closest to Nerana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerana village had a population of 738. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Nerana village has 366 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerana has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Nerana is 360570. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nerana covers 878.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nerana falls under Ranavav tehsil of Porbandar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nerana is Rana Bordi, about 20 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 Nerana.

Nerana is about 30 km from Porbandar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nerana is in Ranavav tehsil of Porbandar district. Rana Bordi is about 20 km away. Ranavav is about 21 km away. Rānāvāv is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandorna Rana (9.5 km), Khirsara (18 km) and Amardad (23 km).

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

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