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About Rani Village

Rani is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 129 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248196
Area (hectares) 88.29 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 129
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
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 Rani compares

By the 2011 count Rani is the 68th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 88.29 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 948.

Getting to Rani

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

Rani lies about 14 km from Dehradun. 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 Rani
Nearest town Mussoorie 12 km
District headquarters Dehradun 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 16 km

Villages closest to Rani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rani village had a population of 233. That makes it the 68th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Rani village has 129 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rani has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Rani is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rani covers 88.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rani falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Rani notes the nearest railway station 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 Rani.

Rani is about 14 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rani is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 12 km away. Dehradun is about 14 km away. Kalsi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masrad (3.0 km), Tilwari (4.6 km) and Asta (6.1 km).

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

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