About Ranga Village

Ranga is one of the larger villages in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,828, made up of 3,009 males and 2,819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613 hectares hectares.

Ranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranga village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Area (hectares)	613 hectares
Population	5,828
Male Population	3,009
Female Population	2,819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranga compares

By the 2011 count Ranga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 613 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Ranga

Ranga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranga from other places

Ranga lies about 43 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Narganjo Halt, about 10 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 Ranga
Nearest railway station	Narganjo Halt	10 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	15 km
District headquarters	Banka	43 km

Villages closest to Ranga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belhar 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 Ranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranga village had a population of 5,828. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Ranga village has 3,009 males and 2,819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranga has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Ranga covers 613 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranga falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranga is Narganjo Halt, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ranga is about 43 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranga is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Narganjo Halt is about 10 km away. Jhajha is about 14 km away. Belhar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.