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About Rania Village

Rania is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,707, made up of 873 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 70.82 hectares
Population 1,707
Male Population 873
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rania compares

By the 2011 count Rania is the 21st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 70.82 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Rania

Rania is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rania as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raipur Paschimbar, Raktia, Ramchandrapur and Rangamalput. 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 Rania

As per the Census of India 2011, Rania village had a population of 1,707. That makes it the 21st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Rania village has 873 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rania has about 955 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 946.

The pincode recorded for Rania is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rania covers 70.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rania falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rania notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Rania.

Rania is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Rania today is likely to be higher.

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