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About Ranian Village

Ranian is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,117, made up of 1,142 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141122
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 2,117
Male Population 1,142
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranian compares

By the 2011 count Ranian is the 48th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Ranian

Ranian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ranian from other places

Ranian lies about 10 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Gill, 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 Ranian
Nearest town Gil 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Gill 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 10 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 10 km

Villages closest to Ranian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranian village had a population of 2,117. That makes it the 48th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Ranian village has 1,142 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranian has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Ranian is 141122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranian covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranian falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ranian is Gill, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranian.

Ranian is about 10 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranian is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Gil is about 2.9 km away. Gill is about 3.4 km away. Ludhiana West is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangowal (under 2 km), Bulara (2.4 km) and Dangora (2.5 km).

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

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