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About Ranayra Village

Ranayra is a mid sized village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 431 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranayra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranayra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326515
Area (hectares) 538 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 431
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranayra compares

By the 2011 count Ranayra is the 59th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 538 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Ranayra

Ranayra 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 Ranayra as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ranayra from other places

Ranayra lies about 94 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 4.2 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 Ranayra
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 6.5 km
Nearest town Alot 22 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 94 km

Villages closest to Ranayra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranayra village had a population of 861. That makes it the 59th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Ranayra village has 431 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranayra has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Ranayra is 326515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranayra covers 538 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ranayra falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ranayra is Chowmahala, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ranayra.

Ranayra is about 94 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranayra is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Chowmahala is about 4.2 km away. Gangdhar is about 6.5 km away. Alot is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ralayti (under 2 km), Piplai (2.0 km) and Deoriya Kanwal (2.5 km).

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

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