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About Ranayara Village

Ranayara is a mid sized village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 356 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521 hectares hectares.

Ranayara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranayara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 521 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 356
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranayara compares

By the 2011 count Ranayara is the 55th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 521 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ranayara

Ranayara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ranayara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ranayara from other places

Ranayara lies about 58 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Garot, about 10 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 Ranayara
Nearest railway station Garot 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shamgarh 13 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 13 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 58 km

Villages closest to Ranayara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranayara village had a population of 691. That makes it the 55th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Ranayara village has 356 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranayara has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Ranayara covers 521 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ranayara falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranayara is Garot, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Ranayara.

Ranayara is about 58 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranayara is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Garot is about 10 km away. Shamgarh is about 13 km away. Shāmgarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nariya Buzurg (4.8 km), Kundla Buzurg (5.0 km) and Barni (5.2 km).

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

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