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About Ranjodha Village

Ranjodha is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 424 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjodha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjodha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Pincode 813107
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 424
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranjodha compares

By the 2011 count Ranjodha is the 87th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ranjodha

Ranjodha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranjodha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranjodha from other places

Ranjodha lies about 21 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 8.3 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 Ranjodha
Nearest railway station Dhauni 8.3 km
Nearest town Purāini 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 21 km
District headquarters Banka 21 km

Villages closest to Ranjodha

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.

Common questions about Ranjodha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjodha village had a population of 827. That makes it the 87th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Ranjodha village has 424 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjodha has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ranjodha is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjodha covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranjodha falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranjodha is Dhauni, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ranjodha.

Ranjodha is about 21 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjodha is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 8.3 km away. Purāini is about 18 km away. Dhuraiya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sain Chak (under 2 km), Sonai Chak (under 2 km) and Parsa (1.6 km).

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

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