About Rankra Village

Rankra is a mid sized village in Aklera tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 359 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankra village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhalawar
Tehsil	Aklera
Pincode	326039
Area (hectares)	348.61 hectares
Population	695
Male Population	359
Female Population	336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rankra compares

By the 2011 count Rankra is the 71st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 348.61 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Rankra

Rankra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rankra 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 Rankra from other places

Rankra lies about 49 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 42 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 Rankra
Nearest town	Jirapur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Aklera	27 km
Nearest railway station	Jhalarapatan	42 km
District headquarters	Jhalawar	49 km

Villages closest to Rankra

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

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Common questions about Rankra

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankra village had a population of 695. That makes it the 71st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Rankra village has 359 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankra has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Rankra is 326039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rankra covers 348.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rankra falls under Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rankra is Jhalarapatan, about 42 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 Rankra.

Rankra is about 49 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rankra is in Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jirapur is about 22 km away. Aklera is about 27 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.