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About Rankuri Village

Rankuri is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 132 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rankuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankuri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 48.31 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 132
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Rankuri compares

By the 2011 count Rankuri is the 92nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 48.31 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Rankuri

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

Rankuri lies about 22 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 69 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 Rankuri
Tehsil headquarters Garud 22 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 22 km
Nearest town Almora 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 69 km

Villages closest to Rankuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankuri village had a population of 268. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Rankuri village has 132 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankuri has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Rankuri is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rankuri covers 48.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rankuri falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rankuri is Kathgodam, about 69 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 Rankuri.

Rankuri is about 22 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rankuri is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 22 km away. Bageshwar is about 22 km away. Almora is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwalde (under 2 km), Bhatriya (under 2 km) and Bantoli (under 2 km).

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

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