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About Rana Kala Village

Rana Kala is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 702 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rana Kala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rana Kala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143111
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 1,319
Male Population 702
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rana Kala compares

By the 2011 count Rana Kala is the 73rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Rana Kala

Rana Kala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rana Kala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rana Kala from other places

Rana Kala lies about 21 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Tangra, about 3.4 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 Rana Kala
Nearest railway station Tangra 3.4 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 21 km
District headquarters Amritsar 21 km

Villages closest to Rana Kala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Rana Kala

As per the Census of India 2011, Rana Kala village had a population of 1,319. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Rana Kala village has 702 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rana Kala has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Rana Kala is 143111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rana Kala covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rana Kala falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rana Kala is Tangra, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rana Kala.

Rana Kala is about 21 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rana Kala is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Tangra is about 3.4 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 7.2 km away. Amritsar I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadli (2.5 km), Balia Manjpur (2.8 km) and Mallian (3.7 km).

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

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