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About Rana Village

Rana is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 268 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.54 hectares hectares.

Rana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 532.54 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 268
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Rana compares

By the 2011 count Rana is the 142nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 532.54 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 990.

Getting to Rana

Rana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rana 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 Rana from other places

Rana lies about 62 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Binaiki, about 22 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 Rana
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnadon 12 km
Nearest railway station Binaiki 22 km
Nearest town Nainpur 45 km
District headquarters Seoni 62 km

Villages closest to Rana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rana village had a population of 536. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Rana village has 268 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rana has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Rana covers 532.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rana falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rana is Binaiki, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rana.

Rana is about 62 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rana is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 12 km away. Binaiki is about 22 km away. Nainpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churka (under 2 km), Punwara Khurd (2.0 km) and Jwara (2.6 km).

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

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