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About Rankhede Village

Rankhede is a mid sized village in Nandgaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,586, made up of 810 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1686 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rankhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Nandgaon
Pincode 424109
Area (hectares) 1686 hectares
Population 1,586
Male Population 810
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rankhede compares

By the 2011 count Rankhede is the 47th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,852 residents. Its 1686 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Rankhede

Rankhede is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rankhede 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rankhede from other places

Rankhede lies about 111 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Pimpar Khed, about 4.4 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 Rankhede
Nearest railway station Pimpar Khed 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandgaon 14 km
Nearest town Nāndgaon 14 km
District headquarters Nashik 111 km

Villages closest to Rankhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankhede village had a population of 1,586. That makes it the 47th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,852 residents.

Rankhede village has 810 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankhede has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Rankhede is 424109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rankhede covers 1686 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.

Rankhede falls under Nandgaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rankhede is Pimpar Khed, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Rankhede.

Rankhede is about 111 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rankhede is in Nandgaon tehsil of Nashik district. Pimpar Khed is about 4.4 km away. Nandgaon is about 14 km away. Nāndgaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimparkhed (2.9 km), Chandore (3.0 km) and Pardhadi (4.3 km).

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

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