Skip to main content

About Ranasar Village

Ranasar is a small village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 201 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 734 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342025
Area (hectares) 734 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 201
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranasar compares

By the 2011 count Ranasar is the 365th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 734 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Ranasar

Ranasar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ranasar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ranasar from other places

Ranasar lies about 91 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 51 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 Ranasar
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 29 km
Nearest town Pokaran 47 km
Nearest railway station Ashapura Gomat 51 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 91 km

Villages closest to Ranasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranasar village had a population of 374. That makes it the 365th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Ranasar village has 201 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranasar has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Ranasar is 342025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranasar covers 734 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ranasar falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ranasar is Ashapura Gomat, about 51 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 10+ km distance for Ranasar.

Ranasar is about 91 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranasar is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 29 km away. Pokaran is about 47 km away. Ashapura Gomat is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanasar (under 2 km), Pannasar (under 2 km) and Punasar (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.