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About Ranjni Village

Ranjni is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 230 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 167.39 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 230
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranjni compares

By the 2011 count Ranjni is the 34th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 167.39 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ranjni

Ranjni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranjni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ranjni from other places

Ranjni lies about 33 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 56 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 Ranjni
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 33 km
District headquarters Chamba 33 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 56 km

Villages closest to Ranjni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjni village had a population of 453. That makes it the 34th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Ranjni village has 230 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjni has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ranjni is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjni covers 167.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranjni falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranjni is Kathua, about 56 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranjni.

Ranjni is about 33 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjni is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 33 km away. Chamba is about 33 km away. Kathua is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digori (under 2 km), Sunuh (under 2 km) and Jakhral (5.2 km).

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

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