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About Ranot Village

Ranot is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 33 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 758 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 14.51 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 33
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 758
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranot compares

By the 2011 count Ranot is the 296th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 14.51 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Ranot

Ranot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ranot from other places

Ranot lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Ranot
Tehsil headquarters Karsog under 2 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km
Nearest town Shimla 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Ranot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranot village had a population of 58. That makes it the 296th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Ranot village has 33 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranot has about 758 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Ranot is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranot covers 14.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranot falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranot is Summer Hill, about 32 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranot.

Ranot is about 44 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranot is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about under 2 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Bajhu Karsog (under 2 km), Karsog (under 2 km) and Lower Karsog (under 2 km).

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

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