About Rangaon Buzurg Village

Rangaon Buzurg is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,787, made up of 1,425 males and 1,362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Rangaon Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangaon Buzurg village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	2,787
Male Population	1,425
Female Population	1,362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangaon Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Rangaon Buzurg is the 19th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Rangaon Buzurg

Rangaon Buzurg is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rangaon Buzurg as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rangaon Buzurg from other places

Rangaon Buzurg lies about 18 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 5.2 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 Rangaon Buzurg
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	5.2 km
Nearest town	Godda	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	18 km
District headquarters	Banka	18 km

Villages closest to Rangaon Buzurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya 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 Rangaon Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangaon Buzurg village had a population of 2,787. That makes it the 19th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Rangaon Buzurg village has 1,425 males and 1,362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangaon Buzurg has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Rangaon Buzurg covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rangaon Buzurg falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rangaon Buzurg is Mandar Hill, about 5.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rangaon Buzurg.

Rangaon Buzurg is about 18 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangaon Buzurg is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Mandar Hill is about 5.2 km away. Godda is about 14 km away. Dhuraiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.