# Ranakpur Village, Kankrej, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha 

# Ranakpur

Ranakpur is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385560**. The 2011 Census counted **2,783 people in 495 households**, the 30th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 2,783people (2011)
- 495households
- 55.2%literacy
- 385560PIN code

## Ranakpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ranakpur is 385560.** Ranakpur falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385560
- Gram panchayatRanakpur
- Community development blockKankrej
- Census village code508558

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ranakpur from nearby towns?

- Shihori (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ranakpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ranakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tharad
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tharad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ranakpur known for?

The main crops are **sorghum, pearlmillet/bajra and wheat**. About 53% of the 855 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ranakpur

Of every 100 households in Ranakpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ranakpur · ■ Kankrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****65%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****31%**

**46%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ranakpur?

■ Ranakpur · ■ Kankrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**892

Working population ****53.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 39.2% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 335 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (4%) · **■** Marginal 752 (51%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kankrej

- Nathpura3,091 people
- Adhgam2,985 people
- Bhalgam2,899 people
- Manpur2,893 people
- Arniwada2,722 people
- Ruvel2,712 people
- Shirwada2,672 people
- Zalmor2,625 people

[All 101 villages in Kankrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ranakpur?385560
- How far is Ranakpur from Palanpur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Ranakpur?2,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranakpur in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Ranakpur?55.2% (Census 2011)