About Ranswa Village

Ranswa is a mid sized village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 339 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranswa village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Chaubattakhal
Pincode	246167
Area (hectares)	179.75 hectares
Population	736
Male Population	339
Female Population	397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,171
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranswa compares

By the 2011 count Ranswa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 179.75 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1266.

Getting to Ranswa

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

Ranswa lies about 33 km from Garhwal, 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 Ranswa
Tehsil headquarters	Chaubattakhal	3.1 km
Nearest town	Pauri	22 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	33 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	44 km

Villages closest to Ranswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranswa village had a population of 736. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Ranswa village has 339 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranswa has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Ranswa is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranswa covers 179.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranswa falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranswa 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ranswa.

Ranswa is about 33 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranswa is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 3.1 km away. Pauri is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.