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About Ranagai Village

Ranagai is a mid sized village in Thiruvarur tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 371 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranagai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranagai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Thiruvarur
Pincode 610003
Area (hectares) 253.67 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 371
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranagai compares

By the 2011 count Ranagai is the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 253.67 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Ranagai

Ranagai 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 Ranagai 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 Ranagai from other places

Ranagai lies about 28 km from Thiruvarur. 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 Ranagai
Nearest town Mannargudi 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvarur 28 km

Villages closest to Ranagai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranagai village had a population of 748. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Ranagai village has 371 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranagai has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Ranagai is 610003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranagai covers 253.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranagai falls under Thiruvarur tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Ranagai notes the nearest railway station 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 Ranagai.

Ranagai is about 28 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranagai is in Thiruvarur tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Mannargudi is about 4.0 km away. Thiruvarur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanamahadevi (22 km), Umamaheswarapuram (22 km) and Thappalanpuliyur Ii (23 km).

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

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