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About Rana Village

Rana is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,399, made up of 730 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Pincode 202001
Area (hectares) 246.6 hectares
Population 1,399
Male Population 730
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rana compares

By the 2011 count Rana is the 197th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 246.6 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Rana

Rana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rana from other places

Rana lies about 10 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Mandrak, about 3.8 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 Rana
Nearest railway station Mandrak 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 10 km
District headquarters Aligarh 10 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 10 km

Villages closest to Rana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rana village had a population of 1,399. That makes it the 197th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Rana village has 730 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rana has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Rana is 202001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rana covers 246.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rana falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rana is Mandrak, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rana.

Rana is about 10 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rana is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Mandrak is about 3.8 km away. Koil is about 10 km away. Aligarh is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshopur Gadrana (under 2 km), Rustampur Ailam (1.8 km) and Alipur (1.9 km).

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

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