About Rangaon Village

Rangaon is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,484, made up of 2,348 males and 2,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares.

Rangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	264 hectares
Population	4,484
Male Population	2,348
Female Population	2,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangaon compares

By the 2011 count Rangaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Rangaon

Rangaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rangaon as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rangaon from other places

Rangaon lies about 19 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 8.9 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
Nearest railway station	Godda	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	19 km
District headquarters	Banka	19 km

Villages closest to Rangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangaon village had a population of 4,484. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Rangaon village has 2,348 males and 2,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangaon has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Rangaon covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rangaon falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rangaon is Godda, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance for Rangaon.

Rangaon is about 19 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangaon is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 8.9 km away. Dhuraiya is about 19 km away. Banka is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.