About Rankhandi Village

Rankhandi is one of the larger villages in Deoband tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,116, made up of 6,342 males and 5,774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.65 hectares hectares.

Rankhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankhandi village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Saharanpur
Tehsil	Deoband
Area (hectares)	161.65 hectares
Population	12,116
Male Population	6,342
Female Population	5,774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rankhandi compares

By the 2011 count Rankhandi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 161.65 hectares work out to about 75 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Rankhandi

Rankhandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rankhandi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rankhandi from other places

Rankhandi lies about 40 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Rohana Kalan, about 5.7 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 Rankhandi
Nearest railway station	Rohana Kalan	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deoband	9.1 km
District headquarters	Saharanpur	40 km

Villages closest to Rankhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankhandi village had a population of 12,116. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Rankhandi village has 6,342 males and 5,774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankhandi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Rankhandi covers 161.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 75 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rankhandi falls under Deoband tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rankhandi is Rohana Kalan, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rankhandi.

Rankhandi is about 40 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rankhandi is in Deoband tehsil of Saharanpur district. Rohana Kalan is about 5.7 km away. Deoband is about 9.1 km away. Saharanpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadhmalpur Majra Rankhandi (under 2 km), Habibullapur Majra Rankhandi (under 2 km) and Hajipur Majra Rankhandi (under 2 km).