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About Ranari Village

Ranari is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 146 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 66.85 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 146
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
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 Ranari compares

By the 2011 count Ranari is the 66th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 66.85 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Ranari

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

Ranari lies about 8.9 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 54 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 Ranari
District headquarters Uttarkashi 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 30 km
Nearest town Tehri 37 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 54 km

Villages closest to Ranari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranari village had a population of 310. That makes it the 66th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Ranari village has 146 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranari has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Ranari is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranari covers 66.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranari falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranari is Dehradun, about 54 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 Ranari.

Ranari is about 8.9 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranari is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 8.9 km away. Dunda is about 30 km away. Tehri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dunda Range (under 2 km), Astal (under 2 km) and Barsali (3.1 km).

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

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