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About Ranjana Village

Ranjana is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 242 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778.93 hectares hectares.

Ranjana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 778.93 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 242
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranjana compares

By the 2011 count Ranjana is the 171st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 778.93 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Ranjana

Ranjana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranjana as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ranjana from other places

Ranjana lies about 53 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Chiraidongri, about 42 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 Ranjana
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 4.5 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 18 km
Nearest railway station Chiraidongri 42 km
District headquarters Balaghat 53 km

Villages closest to Ranjana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjana village had a population of 492. That makes it the 171st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Ranjana village has 242 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjana has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Ranjana covers 778.93 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.

Ranjana falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranjana is Chiraidongri, about 42 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 <5 km distance for Ranjana.

Ranjana is about 53 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjana is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 4.5 km away. Malajkhand is about 18 km away. Chiraidongri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umardehi (2.5 km), Parsatola (3.4 km) and Gorakhpur (3.6 km).

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

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