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About Ranjana Village

Ranjana is a large village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,324, made up of 1,251 males and 1,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 934.51 hectares hectares.

Ranjana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 934.51 hectares
Population 2,324
Male Population 1,251
Female Population 1,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranjana compares

By the 2011 count Ranjana is the 26th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 934.51 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ranjana

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

Ranjana lies about 41 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Basmat, about 9.9 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 Ranjana
Nearest railway station Basmat 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 11 km
District headquarters Hingoli 41 km

Villages closest to Ranjana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjana village had a population of 2,324. That makes it the 26th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Ranjana village has 1,251 males and 1,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjana has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Ranjana covers 934.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranjana falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ranjana is Basmat, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance for Ranjana.

Ranjana is about 41 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjana is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Basmat is about 9.9 km away. Basmath is about 11 km away. Hingoli is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reulgaon (under 2 km), Hapsapur (2.7 km) and Tembhurni (2.9 km).

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

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