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About Ranikheda Village

Ranikheda is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 565 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.73 hectares hectares.

Ranikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranikheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 340.73 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 565
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranikheda compares

By the 2011 count Ranikheda is the 63rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 340.73 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Ranikheda

Ranikheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranikheda as Available within <5 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 Ranikheda from other places

Ranikheda lies about 90 km from Chhatarpur. 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 Ranikheda
Nearest town Atarra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 27 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 90 km

Villages closest to Ranikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranikheda village had a population of 1,056. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Ranikheda village has 565 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranikheda has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Ranikheda covers 340.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranikheda falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Ranikheda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranikheda.

Ranikheda is about 90 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranikheda is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Atarra is about 19 km away. Gaurihar is about 27 km away. Chhatarpur is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purana Dhung (6.3 km), Mahoi Kalan (7.2 km) and Chak Gauhani (10 km).

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

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