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About Ranitikar Village

Ranitikar is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 820 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Ranitikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranitikar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,562
Male Population 820
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Ranitikar compares

By the 2011 count Ranitikar is the 45th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Ranitikar

Ranitikar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranitikar 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 Ranitikar from other places

Ranitikar lies about 20 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 4.3 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 Ranitikar
Nearest railway station Bela 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 5.6 km
Nearest town Amarpur 14 km
District headquarters Banka 20 km

Villages closest to Ranitikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranitikar village had a population of 1,562. That makes it the 45th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Ranitikar village has 820 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranitikar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Ranitikar covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranitikar falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranitikar is Bela, about 4.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ranitikar.

Ranitikar 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.

Ranitikar is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 4.3 km away. Rajaun is about 5.6 km away. Amarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faizpur (under 2 km), Kharwa (under 2 km) and Mahmud Chak (under 2 km).

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

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