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About Ransota Village

Ransota is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 444 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ransota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ransota village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 444
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ransota compares

By the 2011 count Ransota is the 108th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ransota

Ransota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ransota as Available within village. 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 Ransota from other places

Ransota lies about 47 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 8.4 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 Ransota
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 9.5 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 9.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 47 km

Villages closest to Ransota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ransota village had a population of 865. That makes it the 108th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Ransota village has 444 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ransota has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Ransota is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ransota covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ransota falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ransota is Ghaunspur, about 8.4 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 village for Ransota.

Ransota is about 47 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ransota is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about 8.4 km away. Mukerian is about 9.5 km away. Mukeriān is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ittian (under 2 km), Sunderpur (2.1 km) and Siparian (2.2 km).

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

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