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About Ranganathapuram Village

Ranganathapuram is a mid sized village in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 308 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranganathapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranganathapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvaiyaru
Pincode 613104
Area (hectares) 73.09 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 308
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranganathapuram compares

By the 2011 count Ranganathapuram is the 71st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 73.09 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Ranganathapuram

Ranganathapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranganathapuram 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranganathapuram from other places

Ranganathapuram lies about 16 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Saliyamangalam, about 6.9 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 Ranganathapuram
Nearest railway station Saliyamangalam 6.9 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvaiyaru 19 km

Villages closest to Ranganathapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranganathapuram village had a population of 572. That makes it the 71st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Ranganathapuram village has 308 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranganathapuram has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Ranganathapuram is 613104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranganathapuram covers 73.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranganathapuram falls under Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ranganathapuram is Saliyamangalam, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ranganathapuram is about 16 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranganathapuram is in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district. Saliyamangalam is about 6.9 km away. Thanjavur is about 16 km away. Thiruvaiyaru is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Onbathuveli (3.6 km), Megalathur (7.9 km) and Rajagiri (9.0 km).

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

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