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About Raniya Village

Raniya is a mid sized village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,433, made up of 753 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.99 hectares hectares.

Raniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raniya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 311.99 hectares
Population 1,433
Male Population 753
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Raniya compares

By the 2011 count Raniya is the 87th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 311.99 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 870.

Getting to Raniya

Raniya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raniya 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 Raniya from other places

Raniya lies about 24 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about 3.4 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 Raniya
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 5.6 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 24 km

Villages closest to Raniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raniya village had a population of 1,433. That makes it the 87th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Raniya village has 753 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raniya has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Raniya covers 311.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raniya falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raniya is Pokhrayan, about 3.4 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 Raniya.

Raniya is about 24 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raniya is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Pukhrāyān is about 3.3 km away. Pokhrayan is about 3.4 km away. Bhognipur is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pilkhini (under 2 km), Bid Khuri (1.9 km) and Barhauli (2.1 km).

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

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