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About Ranjitgarh Village

Ranjitgarh is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 279 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjitgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjitgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147005
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 279
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranjitgarh compares

By the 2011 count Ranjitgarh is the 138th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 887.

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 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 Ranjitgarh from other places

Ranjitgarh lies about 33 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 16 km
Nearest town Nābha 16 km
Nearest railway station Kakrala 16 km
District headquarters Patiala 33 km

Villages closest to Ranjitgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabha 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 510. That makes it the 138th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Ranjitgarh village has 279 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjitgarh has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Ranjitgarh is 147005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjitgarh covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranjitgarh falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ranjitgarh is Kakrala, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ranjitgarh.

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

Ranjitgarh is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 16 km away. Nābha is about 16 km away. Kakrala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohal Gawara (under 2 km), Dandrala Dhindsa (under 2 km) and Birdhano (1.5 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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