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- LGD code
- 48731
- Pincode
- 246121
- Post office
- Bhrigukhal (A)
- Population
- 157
- Households
- 37
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1211 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 99
- Distance to district centre
- 50 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 21 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 51 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 190 km
- Nearest railway station
- Virbhadra · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Katghar · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ranchula compares
By population, Ranchula ranks #76 of 213 villages in Yamkeshwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.2%
−4.3% vs mandal average
- Ranchula
- 68.2%
- Yamkeshwar mandal
- 72.5%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,211
+130 vs mandal average
- Ranchula
- 1,211
- Yamkeshwar mandal
- 1,081
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Ranchula
- 4.2
- Yamkeshwar mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ranchula at a glance
Ranchula is a village of 157 people in 37 households (Census 2011) in Yamkeshwar tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 76th-largest of 213 villages in Yamkeshwar tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,211 women per 1,000 men. It lies 50 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 6 km from Harsoli, the nearest town, 18 km from Virbhadra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246121, served by Bhrigukhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 48731. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Katghar, 10 km away. The village votes in Yamkeshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Renu Bisht. The population is estimated at 185 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Ranchula
- LGD code
- 48731
- Pincode
- 246121
- Post office
- Bhrigukhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 157
- Population (projected 2026)
- 185
- Households
- 37
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1211
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Coordinates
- 29.97351°N, 78.39157°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yamkeshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Renu Bisht
- Block / Mandal
- Yamkeshwar
Getting there
How to reach Ranchula
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun51 kmcapital
- Delhi190 km
- Kolkata1290 km
- Mumbai1333 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVirbhadra18 km
- Bus stopRotary Club17 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Katghar10 km
- ATM / bankSBI17 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil17 km
- CollegeHNGU BA GROUND BIRLA CAMPUS47 km
- Police stationMuni ki reti police thana18 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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