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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rajendra Dash
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- LGD code
- 394735
- Pincode
- 756111
- Post office
- Ranital (Bhadrak)
- Population
- 4,385
- Households
- 899
- Literacy rate
- 68.3%
- Sex ratio
- 983 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,338
Census 2011 · in context
How Ranj compares
By population, Ranj ranks #2 of 161 villages in Bhadrak Rural mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.3%
−3.4% vs mandal average
- Ranj
- 68.3%
- Bhadrak Rural mandal
- 71.7%
- Bhadrak district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
983
+17 vs mandal average
- Ranj
- 983
- Bhadrak Rural mandal
- 966
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Ranj
- 4.9
- Bhadrak Rural mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ranj at a glance
Ranj is a village of 4,385 people in 899 households (Census 2011) in Bhadrak Rural block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 2nd-largest of 161 villages in Bhadrak Rural block. Literacy is 68%, 3 points below the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756111, served by Ranital (Bhadrak) post office; the LGD village code is 394735. The sarpanch is Rajendra Dash , and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 5,170 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranj
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BHADRAK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Rahanja
- Total area (ha)
- 570
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 392.27
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.57
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ranj
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ranj
- LGD code
- 394735
- Pincode
- 756111
- Post office
- Ranital (Bhadrak)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,385
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,170
- Households
- 899
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 983
- Literacy rate
- 68.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krushna Chandra Patra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Rajendra Dash
- Block / Mandal
- Bhadrak Rural
- Nearest railway station
- Shyama Charanpur (1.3 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)