About Ranka Village

Ranka is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 194 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813108
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	352
Male Population	194
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	814
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranka compares

By the 2011 count Ranka is the 130th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ranka

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

How far is Ranka from other places

Ranka lies about 20 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 6.1 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 Ranka
Nearest railway station	Bela	6.1 km
Nearest town	Amarpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	20 km
District headquarters	Banka	20 km

Villages closest to Ranka

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 Ranka

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranka village had a population of 352. That makes it the 130th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Ranka village has 194 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranka has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ranka is 813108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranka covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranka falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranka is Bela, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ranka.

Ranka is about 20 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranka is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 6.1 km away. Amarpur is about 16 km away. Dhuraiya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.