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About Ranjita Village

Ranjita is a large village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,903, made up of 2,580 males and 2,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjita village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Harsidhi
Pincode 845422
Area (hectares) 391.42 hectares
Population 4,903
Male Population 2,580
Female Population 2,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranjita compares

By the 2011 count Ranjita is the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 391.42 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Ranjita

Ranjita is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranjita as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ranjita from other places

Ranjita lies about 11 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sagauli Junction, about 8.0 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 Ranjita
Nearest railway station Sagauli Junction 8.0 km
Nearest town Sagauli 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Harsidhi 11 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 11 km

Villages closest to Ranjita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjita village had a population of 4,903. That makes it the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Ranjita village has 2,580 males and 2,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjita has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Ranjita is 845422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjita covers 391.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranjita falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ranjita is Sagauli Junction, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranjita.

Ranjita is about 11 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjita is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sagauli Junction is about 8.0 km away. Sagauli is about 8.7 km away. Harsidhi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhankharaiya (2.1 km), Kubeya (2.2 km) and Jogiya (2.9 km).

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

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