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About Ranhun Village

Ranhun is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 409 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranhun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 121.64 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 409
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranhun compares

By the 2011 count Ranhun is the 26th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 121.64 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Ranhun

Ranhun is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ranhun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranhun from other places

Ranhun lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 1.7 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 Ranhun
Nearest railway station Nagrota 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 2.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 12 km

Villages closest to Ranhun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Ranhun

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranhun village had a population of 777. That makes it the 26th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Ranhun village has 409 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranhun has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Ranhun is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranhun covers 121.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranhun falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranhun is Nagrota, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ranhun.

Ranhun is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranhun is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about 1.7 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 2.0 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawari (under 2 km), Dholai (under 2 km) and Chahri (under 2 km).

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

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