About Ranj Village

Ranj is a large village in Bhadrak Rural tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,385, made up of 2,211 males and 2,174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranj village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Bhadrak
Tehsil	Bhadrak Rural
Pincode	756111
Area (hectares)	570 hectares
Population	4,385
Male Population	2,211
Female Population	2,174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranj compares

By the 2011 count Ranj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 570 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ranj

Ranj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ranj from other places

Ranj lies about 11 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Baudpur, about 6.0 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 Ranj
Nearest railway station	Baudpur	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadrak Rural	11 km
District headquarters	Bhadrak	11 km

Villages closest to Ranj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadrak Rural 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.

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Common questions about Ranj

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranj village had a population of 4,385. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Ranj village has 2,211 males and 2,174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranj has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Ranj is 756111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranj covers 570 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranj falls under Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ranj is Baudpur, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ranj.

Ranj is about 11 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranj is in Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak district. Baudpur is about 6.0 km away. Bhadrak Rural is about 11 km away. Bhadrak is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.