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- LGD code
- 509605
- Pincode
- 384410
- Post office
- Balol
- Population
- 3,193
- Households
- 629
- Literacy rate
- 71.6%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,008
- Distance to district centre
- 24 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 16 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 57 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 495 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rantej · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Balol PHC · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rantej compares
By population, Rantej ranks #4 of 51 villages in Becharaji mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.6%
+6.4% vs mandal average
- Rantej
- 71.6%
- Becharaji mandal
- 65.2%
- Mahesana district
- 73.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
−4 vs mandal average
- Rantej
- 946
- Becharaji mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Rantej
- 5.1
- Becharaji mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rantej at a glance
Rantej is a village of 3,193 people in 629 households (Census 2011) in Becharaji taluka, Mahesana district, Gujarat, the 4th-largest of 51 villages in Becharaji taluka. Literacy is 72%, 6 points above the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Mahesana district centre, 23 km from Dhinoj, the nearest town, 1 km from Rantej railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 384410, served by Balol post office; the LGD village code is 509605. The nearest hospital or health centre is Balol PHC, 9 km away. The village votes in Viramgam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hardik Bharatbhai Patel. The population is estimated at 3,765 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rantej
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BECHARAJI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PRATAPNAGER
- Total area (ha)
- 1,941.66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 550
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Rantej
- LGD code
- 509605
- Pincode
- 384410
- Post office
- Balol
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,193
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,765
- Households
- 629
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 71.6%
- Coordinates
- 23.48055°N, 72.16443°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Viramgam
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hardik Bharatbhai Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Becharaji
- Nearest railway station
- Rantej (1.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Rantej
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar57 kmcapital
- Mumbai495 km
- Delhi761 km
- Hyderabad945 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRantej1 km
- Bus stopBechraji12 km
- Hospital / PHCBalol PHC9 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India23 km
- Petrol pumpEssar Petroleum11 km
- CollegePanchshil Madyamic School12 km
- Police stationBSF22 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Rantej1.4 km
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View all 51+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)