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About Ranchajhar Village

Ranchajhar is a large village in Goreswar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,301, made up of 1,201 males and 1,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.24 hectares hectares.

Ranchajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranchajhar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Goreswar
Area (hectares) 329.24 hectares
Population 2,301
Male Population 1,201
Female Population 1,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranchajhar compares

By the 2011 count Ranchajhar is the 23rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 329.24 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ranchajhar

Ranchajhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranchajhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pubpar Lokra, Pukhuripar, Ramcha and Ramgaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ranchajhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranchajhar village had a population of 2,301. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Ranchajhar village has 1,201 males and 1,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranchajhar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Ranchajhar covers 329.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranchajhar falls under Goreswar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Ranchajhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranchajhar.

Ranchajhar is in Goreswar tehsil of Baksa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ranchajhar today is likely to be higher.

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