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About Rana Ghat Village

Rana Ghat is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 211 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 700 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rana Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rana Ghat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 700 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 211
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rana Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Rana Ghat is the 31st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 700 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 946.

Getting to Rana Ghat

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

Rana Ghat lies about 29 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 16 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 Rana Ghat
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 16 km
Nearest town Solan 19 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 29 km

Villages closest to Rana Ghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Rana Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Rana Ghat village had a population of 424. That makes it the 31st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Rana Ghat village has 211 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rana Ghat has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Rana Ghat is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rana Ghat covers 700 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rana Ghat falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rana Ghat is Salogra, about 16 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 Rana Ghat.

Rana Ghat is about 29 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rana Ghat is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 9.3 km away. Salogra is about 16 km away. Solan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaila Deothi (under 2 km), Maloh Mashog (2.5 km) and Jalag Jagher (2.6 km).

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

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