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About Ran Bania Village

Ran Bania is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 111 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ran Bania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ran Bania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 114.42 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 111
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Ran Bania compares

By the 2011 count Ran Bania is the 158th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 114.42 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Ran Bania

Ran Bania is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ran Bania 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 Ran Bania from other places

Ran Bania lies about 63 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Angua, about 7.5 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 Ran Bania
Nearest railway station Angua 7.5 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshiary 23 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 63 km

Villages closest to Ran Bania

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshiary 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 Ran Bania

As per the Census of India 2011, Ran Bania village had a population of 222. That makes it the 158th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Ran Bania village has 111 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ran Bania has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Ran Bania is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ran Bania covers 114.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ran Bania falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ran Bania is Angua, about 7.5 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 Ran Bania.

Ran Bania is about 63 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ran Bania is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Angua is about 7.5 km away. Jaleshwar is about 12 km away. Keshiary is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dana Pur (6.1 km), Gopinath Pur (6.1 km) and Haji Pur (6.1 km).

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

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