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About Ranatur Village

Ranatur is a large village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,502, made up of 1,287 males and 1,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1226.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranatur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranatur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582120
Area (hectares) 1226.22 hectares
Population 2,502
Male Population 1,287
Female Population 1,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranatur compares

By the 2011 count Ranatur is the 17th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 1226.22 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ranatur

Ranatur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranatur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ranatur from other places

Ranatur lies about 36 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, about 26 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 Ranatur
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 15 km
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Yalavigi 26 km
District headquarters Gadag 36 km

Villages closest to Ranatur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranatur village had a population of 2,502. That makes it the 17th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Ranatur village has 1,287 males and 1,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranatur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Ranatur is 582120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranatur covers 1226.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranatur falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ranatur is Yalavigi, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Ranatur.

Ranatur is about 36 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranatur is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Shirhatti is about 15 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 18 km away. Yalavigi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devihal (1.7 km), Bellatti (3.2 km) and Belaghatti (3.2 km).

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

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