Village · Budhal, Rajouri # Kot Ranka Kot Ranka is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185233. The 2011 Census counted 1,434 people in 264 households, the 35th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%. - 1,434 people (2011) - 264 households - 66.6% literacy - 185233 PIN code ## Kot Ranka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kot Ranka is 185233. Kot Ranka falls in Budhal sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 185233 - Gram panchayat Kot Ranka - Community development block Budhal - Census village code 001462 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kot Ranka from nearby towns? - Budhal (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ) 34 km by road - Rajouri (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kot Ranka? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kot Ranka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 3 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 5 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kot Ranka known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. Products made here include carpet. About 18% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kot Ranka Of every 100 households in Kot Ranka in 2011, 83 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kot Ranka · ■ Budhal rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 45% - Toilet within the home 50% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 50% 93% - Tap water 64% 33% - Drinking water within premises 60% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 44% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 55% 95% - Use banking services 77% 43% - Television 34% 5% - Mobile phone 69% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 1% - Car / jeep / van 4% 0% - None of these assets 16% 41% - Own their home 87% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kot Ranka? ■ Kot Ranka · ■ Budhal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.6% 50.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 872 893 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 737 918 - Working population 43.5% 56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 53.6% for women. 47% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 66 (11%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 179 (29%) · ■ Marginal 377 (60%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Budhal - Behinambal 1,756 people - Tarkasi 1,732 people - Phalini 1,685 people - Khorbani 1,440 people - Panglar 1,245 people - Larkoti 1,210 people - Chambi Trar 1,153 people - Gurasarkari 1,069 people All 52 villages in Budhal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kot Ranka? 185233 - How far is Kot Ranka from Rajouri? 34 km by road - What is the population of Kot Ranka? 1,434 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kot Ranka in? Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kot Ranka? 66.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/budhal/kot-ranka/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.