About Ranikita Village

Ranikita is a mid sized village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 281 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranikita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranikita village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Pincode	813101
Area (hectares)	36 hectares
Population	598
Male Population	281
Female Population	317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ranikita compares

By the 2011 count Ranikita is the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Ranikita

Ranikita is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ranikita as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranikita from other places

Ranikita lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ranikita
Nearest railway station	Bela	14 km
Nearest town	Purāini	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	23 km
District headquarters	Banka	25 km

Villages closest to Ranikita

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpur tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Ranikita

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranikita village had a population of 598. That makes it the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Ranikita village has 281 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranikita has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Ranikita is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranikita covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranikita falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranikita is Bela, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ranikita.

Ranikita is about 25 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranikita is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 14 km away. Purāini is about 21 km away. Amarpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.