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About Rannu Village

Rannu is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,021, made up of 1,609 males and 1,412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1374.09 hectares hectares.

Rannu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rannu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Area (hectares) 1374.09 hectares
Population 3,021
Male Population 1,609
Female Population 1,412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Rannu compares

By the 2011 count Rannu is the 48th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 1374.09 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rannu

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

Rannu lies about 64 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 7.7 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 Rannu
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 9.1 km
Nearest town Renukūt 21 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 64 km

Villages closest to Rannu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rannu village had a population of 3,021. That makes it the 48th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Rannu village has 1,609 males and 1,412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rannu has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Rannu covers 1374.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rannu falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rannu is Jharokhas, about 7.7 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 Rannu.

Rannu is about 64 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rannu is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Jharokhas is about 7.7 km away. Dudhi is about 9.1 km away. Renukūt is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaur Singha (under 2 km), Barah Pan (3.1 km) and Madhuban (4.1 km).

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

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