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About Rano Village

Rano is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 107 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,467 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rano Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rano village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 69.41 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 107
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,467
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rano compares

By the 2011 count Rano is the 49th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 69.41 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Rano

Rano is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rano as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rano from other places

Rano lies about 64 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 44 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 Rano
Nearest town Pauri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 44 km
District headquarters Chamoli 64 km

Villages closest to Rano

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rano village had a population of 264. That makes it the 49th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Rano village has 107 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rano has about 1467 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Rano is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rano covers 69.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rano falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rano is Kotdwara, about 44 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rano.

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

Rano is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pauri is about 22 km away. Pokhari is about 28 km away. Kotdwara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lostu Panthari (1.7 km), Chopara (4.5 km) and Nauli (5.3 km).

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

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