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About Rankotha Village

Rankotha is a mid sized village in Bhograi tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,889, made up of 945 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rankotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankotha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Bhograi
Pincode 756037
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 1,889
Male Population 945
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rankotha compares

By the 2011 count Rankotha is the 16th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Rankotha

Rankotha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rankotha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Phulabanikhas, Porusottampur, Puripatrabhaunri and Rahemanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rankotha

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankotha village had a population of 1,889. That makes it the 16th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Rankotha village has 945 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankotha has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Rankotha is 756037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rankotha covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rankotha falls under Bhograi tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Rankotha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rankotha.

Rankotha is in Bhograi tehsil of Baleshwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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