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About Rankandiyal Village

Rankandiyal is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 151 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rankandiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankandiyal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 146.42 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 151
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Rankandiyal compares

By the 2011 count Rankandiyal is the 100th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 146.42 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Rankandiyal

Rankandiyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rankandiyal 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 Rankandiyal from other places

Rankandiyal lies about 10 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 40 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 Rankandiyal
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 10 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 10 km
Nearest town Tehri 10 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 40 km

Villages closest to Rankandiyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankandiyal village had a population of 298. That makes it the 100th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Rankandiyal village has 151 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankandiyal has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Rankandiyal is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rankandiyal covers 146.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rankandiyal falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rankandiyal is Rishikesh, about 40 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 Rankandiyal.

Rankandiyal is about 10 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rankandiyal is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 10 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 10 km away. Tehri is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandi (under 2 km), Kandi Bagriyon Ki (under 2 km) and Kandi Gusainyo Ki (under 2 km).

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

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