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About Ranot Village

Ranot is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 184 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 59.9 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 184
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranot compares

By the 2011 count Ranot is the 51st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 59.9 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Ranot

Ranot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ranot as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ranot from other places

Ranot lies about 25 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 64 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
Nearest town Kishtwār 24 km
District headquarters Doda 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 28 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 64 km

Villages closest to Ranot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thathri 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 371. That makes it the 51st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Ranot village has 184 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranot has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Ranot is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranot covers 59.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranot falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ranot is Udhampur, about 64 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ranot.

Ranot is about 25 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranot is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 24 km away. Doda is about 25 km away. Thathri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halaran (under 2 km), Jia (under 2 km) and Budhi (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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