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About Ranbania Village

Ranbania is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 253 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranbania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranbania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 171.11 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 253
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranbania compares

By the 2011 count Ranbania is the 178th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 171.11 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Ranbania

Ranbania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranbania as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranbania from other places

Ranbania 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 Ranbania
Nearest railway station Angua 7.5 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 33 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 63 km

Villages closest to Ranbania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranbania village had a population of 499. That makes it the 178th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Ranbania village has 253 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranbania has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Ranbania is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranbania covers 171.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranbania falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranbania is Angua, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranbania.

Ranbania 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.

Ranbania is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Angua is about 7.5 km away. Jaleshwar is about 12 km away. Narayangarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopinath Pur (6.1 km), Nayagram (15 km) and Nikursini (15 km).

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

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