About Ranka Village

Ranka is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 450 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.85 hectares hectares.

Ranka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranka village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Area (hectares)	125.85 hectares
Population	902
Male Population	450
Female Population	452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranka compares

By the 2011 count Ranka is the 368th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 125.85 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ranka

Ranka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranka as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranka from other places

Ranka lies about 34 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 6.7 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 Ranka
Nearest railway station	Handia Khas	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	7.0 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	27 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	34 km

Villages closest to Ranka

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

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Common questions about Ranka

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranka village had a population of 902. That makes it the 368th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Ranka village has 450 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranka has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Ranka covers 125.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranka falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranka is Handia Khas, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranka.

Ranka is about 34 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranka is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia Khas is about 6.7 km away. Handia is about 7.0 km away. Phulpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.