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About Ranagadh Village

Ranagadh is one of the larger villages in Limbdi tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,501, made up of 4,972 males and 4,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13542.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranagadh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranagadh village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Limbdi
Pincode 363421
Area (hectares) 13542.85 hectares
Population 9,501
Male Population 4,972
Female Population 4,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranagadh compares

By the 2011 count Ranagadh is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 13542.85 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ranagadh

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

Ranagadh lies about 36 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya Road, about 23 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 Ranagadh
Nearest railway station Kesariya Road 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Limbdi 30 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 36 km

Villages closest to Ranagadh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranagadh village had a population of 9,501. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Ranagadh village has 4,972 males and 4,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranagadh has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Ranagadh is 363421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranagadh covers 13542.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ranagadh falls under Limbdi tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ranagadh is Kesariya Road, about 23 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 Ranagadh.

Ranagadh is about 36 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranagadh is in Limbdi tehsil of Surendranagar district. Kesariya Road is about 23 km away. Limbdi is about 30 km away. Surendranagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parali (8.1 km), Gedi (18 km) and Ralol (19 km).

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

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