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About Rani Kol Village

Rani Kol is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 409 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rani Kol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rani Kol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Pincode 855105
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 409
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Rani Kol compares

By the 2011 count Rani Kol is the 115th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 47 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 921.

Getting to Rani Kol

Rani Kol is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rani Kol 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 Rani Kol from other places

Rani Kol lies about 68 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 19 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 Rani Kol
Nearest town Arāria 13 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 28 km
District headquarters Katihar 68 km

Villages closest to Rani Kol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadwa 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 Rani Kol

As per the Census of India 2011, Rani Kol village had a population of 804. That makes it the 115th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Rani Kol village has 409 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rani Kol has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Rani Kol is 855105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rani Kol covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rani Kol falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rani Kol is Kusiargaon, about 19 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 Rani Kol.

Rani Kol is about 68 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rani Kol is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Arāria is about 13 km away. Kusiargaon is about 19 km away. Kadwa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratni (under 2 km), Kadamgachhi (4.9 km) and Benibari (5.4 km).

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

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