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About Ranwan Village

Ranwan is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 419 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141416
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 419
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranwan compares

By the 2011 count Ranwan is the 84th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ranwan

Ranwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jaspalon, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Payal 4.9 km
Nearest town Dorāha 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Jaspalon 10 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 26 km

Villages closest to Ranwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Payal 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 803. That makes it the 84th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Ranwan village has 419 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranwan has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ranwan is 141416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranwan covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranwan falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ranwan is Jaspalon, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 26 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranwan is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 4.9 km away. Dorāha is about 9.5 km away. Jaspalon 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 Ghudani Khurd (2.2 km), Maksudra (2.5 km) and Dhamot (3.5 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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