Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_171236_1 (population VARCHAR, census_ranking VARCHAR)

### Question ###
What was the population for census ranking 782 of 5,008?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT population FROM table_171236_1 WHERE census_ranking = "782 of 5,008"