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About Ranwan Village

Ranwan is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 124 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144036
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 124
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranwan compares

By the 2011 count Ranwan is the 199th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Ranwan

Ranwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ranwan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranwan from other places

Ranwan lies about 33 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, about 3.2 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 Ranwan
Nearest railway station Bilga 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 10 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 33 km

Villages closest to Ranwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranwan village had a population of 235. That makes it the 199th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Ranwan village has 124 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranwan has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ranwan is 144036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranwan covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranwan falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ranwan is Bilga, about 3.2 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 village for Ranwan.

Ranwan is about 33 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranwan is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bilga is about 3.2 km away. Phillaur is about 10 km away. Jalandhar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khela (under 2 km), Aujla (1.6 km) and Sangatpur (2.0 km).

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

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