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About Ranjitgarh Village

Ranjitgarh is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 277 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.71 hectares hectares.

Ranjitgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjitgarh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 10.71 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 277
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Ranjitgarh compares

By the 2011 count Ranjitgarh is the 366th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 10.71 hectares work out to about 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ranjitgarh

Ranjitgarh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ranjitgarh 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 Ranjitgarh from other places

Ranjitgarh lies about 44 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 36 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 Ranjitgarh
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 28 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 36 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 39 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 44 km

Villages closest to Ranjitgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjitgarh village had a population of 527. That makes it the 366th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Ranjitgarh village has 277 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjitgarh has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Ranjitgarh covers 10.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranjitgarh falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranjitgarh is Maghar, about 36 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 Ranjitgarh.

Ranjitgarh is about 44 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjitgarh is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 28 km away. Maghar is about 36 km away. Khalīlābād is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marha (under 2 km), Godhana (under 2 km) and Chhitauni Bhim (under 2 km).

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

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