About Kot Ranka Village

Kot Ranka is a mid sized village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 766 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Ranka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Ranka village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	326.6 hectares
Population	1,434
Male Population	766
Female Population	668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot Ranka compares

By the 2011 count Kot Ranka is the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 326.6 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kot Ranka

Kot Ranka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kot Ranka 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kot Ranka from other places

Kot Ranka lies about 9.3 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 45 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 Kot Ranka
District headquarters	Rajouri	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	16 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	18 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	45 km

Villages closest to Kot Ranka

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

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Common questions about Kot Ranka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Ranka village had a population of 1,434. That makes it the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Kot Ranka village has 766 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Ranka has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Kot Ranka is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Ranka covers 326.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot Ranka falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kot Ranka is Dugga, about 45 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 village for Kot Ranka.

Kot Ranka is about 9.3 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Ranka is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 9.3 km away. Budhal is about 16 km away. Rajaori is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.