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- LGD code
- 540777
- Pincode
- 441206
- Post office
- Bramhapuri
- Population
- 1,428
- Households
- 374
- Literacy rate
- 71.5%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 897
- Distance to district centre
- 97 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 35 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 755 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 383 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chicholi Buzurg · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Vikttubaba physiotherapy clinic, wadsa · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ranmochan compares
By population, Ranmochan ranks #33 of 136 villages in Brahmapuri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.5%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Ranmochan71.5%
Brahmapuri mandal66.8%
Chandrapur district71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
−8 vs mandal average
Ranmochan975
Brahmapuri mandal983
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ranmochan3.8
Brahmapuri mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ranmochan at a glance
Ranmochan is a village of 1,428 people in 374 households (Census 2011) in Brahmapuri taluka, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, the 33rd-largest of 136 villages in Brahmapuri taluka. Literacy is 72%, 5 points above the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. It lies 97 km from the Chandrapur district centre, 11 km from Armori, the nearest town, 7 km from Chicholi Buzurg railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 441206, served by Bramhapuri post office; the LGD village code is 540777. The nearest hospital or health centre is Vikttubaba physiotherapy clinic, wadsa, 8 km away. The village votes in Chimur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Banti Bhangdiya. The population is estimated at 1,684 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranmochan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BRAHMAPURI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 134
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 605
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 495
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ranmochan
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Key facts — Ranmochan
- LGD code
- 540777
- Pincode
- 441206
- Post office
- Bramhapuri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,428
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,684
- Households
- 374
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 71.5%
- Coordinates
- 20.55401°N, 79.92025°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gadchiroli-Chimur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chimur
- Member of Parliament
- Namdeo Kirsan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Banti Bhangdiya
- Block / Mandal
- Brahmapuri
Getting there
How to reach Ranmochan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai755 kmcapital
- Hyderabad383 km
- Chennai832 km
- Bengaluru879 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChicholi Buzurg7 km
- Bus stopNagpur Bus Stop8 km
- Hospital / PHCVikttubaba physiotherapy clinic, wadsa8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India7 km
- Petrol pumpSainath Servo Petroleum5 km
- CollegeMaharashtra Institute of Pharmacy3 km
- Police stationPolice Station9 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Ranmochan
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- 🎓Maharashtra Institute of PharmacyCollege2.9 km ↗
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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