About Ranhat Village

Ranhat is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 603 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranhat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Arambag
Pincode	712413
Area (hectares)	281.57 hectares
Population	1,155
Male Population	603
Female Population	552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranhat compares

By the 2011 count Ranhat is the 88th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 281.57 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ranhat

Ranhat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranhat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ranhat from other places

Ranhat lies about 34 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Ranaghat Junction, about under 2 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 Ranhat
Nearest town	Rānāghāt	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Ranaghat Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arambag	34 km
District headquarters	Hugli	34 km

Villages closest to Ranhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranhat village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 88th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Ranhat village has 603 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranhat has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ranhat is 712413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranhat covers 281.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranhat falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranhat is Ranaghat Junction, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranhat.

Ranhat is about 34 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranhat is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Rānāghāt is about under 2 km away. Ranaghat Junction is about under 2 km away. Arambag is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.