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About Rankatta Village

Rankatta is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 102 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.03 hectares hectares.

Rankatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankatta village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 496.03 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 102
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rankatta compares

By the 2011 count Rankatta is the 66th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 496.03 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1056.

Getting to Rankatta

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

Rankatta lies about 71 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dalli Rajhara, about 50 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 Rankatta
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 27 km
Nearest railway station Dalli Rajhara 50 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 51 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 71 km

Villages closest to Rankatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankatta village had a population of 210. That makes it the 66th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Rankatta village has 102 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankatta has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1056.

Rankatta covers 496.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rankatta falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rankatta is Dalli Rajhara, about 50 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 10+ km distance for Rankatta.

Rankatta is about 71 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rankatta is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 27 km away. Dalli Rajhara is about 50 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narkasa (1.9 km), Alondi (2.6 km) and Tekameta (2.6 km).

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

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