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About Rana Village

Rana is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,259, made up of 1,160 males and 1,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 961.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 961.39 hectares
Population 2,259
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 1,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rana compares

By the 2011 count Rana is the 59th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 961.39 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Rana

The census records public bus service for Rana as Available within <5 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 from other places

Rana lies about 75 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Theh Qalandar, about 4.1 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
Nearest railway station Theh Qalandar 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 6.4 km
District headquarters Firozpur 75 km

Villages closest to Rana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rana village had a population of 2,259. That makes it the 59th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Rana village has 1,160 males and 1,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rana has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Rana is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rana covers 961.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rana falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rana is Theh Qalandar, about 4.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rana.

Rana is about 75 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rana is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Theh Qalandar is about 4.1 km away. Fazilka is about 6.4 km away. Firozpur is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandar Ke (under 2 km), Saido Ke Hithar (under 2 km) and Lashkardin Urf Ghaniani (1.5 km).

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

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