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About Ransoo Village

Ransoo is a mid sized village in Reasi tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 297 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ransoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ransoo village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Reasi
Pincode 185203
Area (hectares) 88.6 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 297
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ransoo compares

By the 2011 count Ransoo is the 95th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 88.6 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Ransoo

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

Ransoo lies about 24 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 31 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 Ransoo
Tehsil headquarters Reasi 24 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 31 km
Nearest town Akhnūr 33 km

Villages closest to Ransoo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ransoo village had a population of 572. That makes it the 95th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.

Ransoo village has 297 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ransoo has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Ransoo is 185203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ransoo covers 88.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ransoo falls under Reasi tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ransoo is Dugga, about 31 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 Ransoo.

Ransoo is about 24 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ransoo is in Reasi tehsil of Reasi district. Reasi is about 24 km away. Dugga is about 31 km away. Akhnūr is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharakh (5.9 km), Dharan (12 km) and Pouni (12 km).

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

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