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About Ranjia Village

Ranjia is a small village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 85 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 63.78 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 85
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
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 Ranjia compares

By the 2011 count Ranjia is the 151st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 63.78 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Ranjia

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

Ranjia lies about 25 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about 14 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 Ranjia
Nearest town Chandrakona 11 km
Nearest railway station Salboni 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopiballavpur II 25 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 25 km

Villages closest to Ranjia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gopiballavpur II 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 Ranjia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjia village had a population of 181. That makes it the 151st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Ranjia village has 85 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjia has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Ranjia is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjia covers 63.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranjia falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranjia is Salboni, about 14 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 Ranjia.

Ranjia is about 25 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjia is in Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chandrakona is about 11 km away. Salboni is about 14 km away. Gopiballavpur II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamar (6.7 km), Teghara (13 km) and Salbani (14 km).

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

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