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About Ranala Village

Ranala is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 362 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441908
Area (hectares) 329.89 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 362
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranala compares

By the 2011 count Ranala is the 65th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 329.89 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Ranala

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

Ranala lies about 38 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 20 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 Ranala
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 10 km
Nearest town Pawni 10 km
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 20 km
District headquarters Bhandara 38 km

Villages closest to Ranala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranala village had a population of 716. That makes it the 65th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Ranala village has 362 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranala has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Ranala is 441908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranala covers 329.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranala falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ranala is Bhuyar, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Ranala.

Ranala is about 38 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranala is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 10 km away. Pawni is about 10 km away. Bhuyar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nighavi (1.6 km), Asgaon (2.7 km) and Bachewadi (3.1 km).

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

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