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About Ranzani Village

Ranzani is a small village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 199 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranzani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranzani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Pincode 425419
Area (hectares) 457.01 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 199
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranzani compares

By the 2011 count Ranzani is the 153rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 457.01 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Ranzani

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

Ranzani lies about 40 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 32 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 Ranzani
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 9.3 km
Nearest town Taloda 29 km
Nearest railway station Khandbara 32 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 40 km

Villages closest to Ranzani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranzani village had a population of 406. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Ranzani village has 199 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranzani has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Ranzani is 425419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranzani covers 457.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ranzani falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ranzani is Khandbara, about 32 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 km distance for Ranzani.

Ranzani is about 40 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranzani is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 9.3 km away. Taloda is about 29 km away. Khandbara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raisingpur (under 2 km), Ghunsi (under 2 km) and Ukhalsag (under 2 km).

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

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