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About Rana Village

Rana is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 177 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721129
Area (hectares) 53.95 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 177
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rana compares

By the 2011 count Rana is the 181st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 53.95 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Rana

The census records public bus service for Rana 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajbandh, Ramchandrapur, Rameswarpur and Ramnagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rana

As per the Census of India 2011, Rana village had a population of 335. That makes it the 181st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Rana village has 177 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rana has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Rana is 721129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rana covers 53.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rana falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rana notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Rana.

Rana is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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