# Ranka Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Ranka

Ranka is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176029**. The 2011 Census counted **110 people in 26 households**, the 236th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 110people (2011)
- 26households
- 95.9%literacy
- 176029PIN code

## Ranka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ranka is 176029.** Ranka falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176029
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010340

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

## How far is Ranka from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)43 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)17 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 Ranka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ranka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhati
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranital
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Ranka known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 38% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ranka

Of every 100 households in Ranka in 2011, 100 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ranka · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**34%

Tap water ****58%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****96%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Ranka?

■ Ranka · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.9%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**890

Working population ****66.4%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 92.5% for women. 60% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 22 (30%) · **■** Marginal 51 (70%)

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 Dera Gopipur

- Othra118 people
- Bharyarli115 people
- Dalippur112 people
- Rahi112 people
- Chakban Kali Dhar Gumbar108 people
- Kahkar108 people
- Bhangola104 people
- Gangot102 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ranka?176029
- How far is Ranka from Dharmsala?43 km by road
- What is the population of Ranka?110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranka in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ranka?95.9% (Census 2011)