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About Ranwan Village

Ranwan is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 700 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 1,333
Male Population 700
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranwan compares

By the 2011 count Ranwan is the 78th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 305 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 896.

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 village. 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 55 km from Sangrur, 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
Nearest town Dorāha 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Jaspalon 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 24 km
District headquarters Sangrur 55 km

Villages closest to Ranwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malerkotla 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 1,333. That makes it the 78th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Ranwan village has 700 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranwan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Ranwan is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranwan covers 305 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 Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ranwan.

Ranwan is about 55 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranwan is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Dorāha is about 9.5 km away. Jaspalon is about 10 km away. Malerkotla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Man Majra (4.9 km), Asdullapur (5.4 km) and Kishangarh (11 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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