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About Ranjitgarh Village

Ranjitgarh is a large village in Muktsar tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,205, made up of 1,179 males and 1,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjitgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjitgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Muktsar
Pincode 152022
Area (hectares) 1163 hectares
Population 2,205
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranjitgarh compares

By the 2011 count Ranjitgarh is the 36th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 1163 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Ranjitgarh

Ranjitgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranjitgarh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranjitgarh from other places

Ranjitgarh lies about 17 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Jiwa Arain, about 11 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 Ranjitgarh
Nearest railway station Jiwa Arain 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Muktsar 17 km

Villages closest to Ranjitgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjitgarh village had a population of 2,205. That makes it the 36th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Ranjitgarh village has 1,179 males and 1,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjitgarh has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Ranjitgarh is 152022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjitgarh covers 1163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ranjitgarh falls under Muktsar tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ranjitgarh is Jiwa Arain, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ranjitgarh.

Ranjitgarh is about 17 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjitgarh is in Muktsar tehsil of Muktsar district. Jiwa Arain is about 11 km away. Muktsar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nurpur Kirpalke (4.6 km), Shivpura (5.1 km) and Mangatker (6.2 km).

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

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