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About Rana Village

Rana is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,520, made up of 1,315 males and 1,205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743387, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743387
Area (hectares) 108.84 hectares
Population 2,520
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 40th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 108.84 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rana from other places

Rana lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhapdhapi, about under 2 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 Rana
Nearest railway station Dhapdhapi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 5.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Rana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rana village had a population of 2,520. That makes it the 40th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Rana village has 1,315 males and 1,205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rana has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Rana is 743387. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rana covers 108.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rana falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rana is Dhapdhapi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rana is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhapdhapi is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 5.3 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankharipur (under 2 km), Komarhat (under 2 km) and Padmajala (under 2 km).

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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