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About Rankar Village

Rankar is a mid sized village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 323 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 752 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Rankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 323
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 752
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rankar compares

By the 2011 count Rankar is the 35th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Rankar

Rankar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rankar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rankar from other places

Rankar lies about 10 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, about 4.9 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 Rankar
Tehsil headquarters Chewara 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Adarsh Manpur 4.9 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 10 km

Villages closest to Rankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankar village had a population of 566. That makes it the 35th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Rankar village has 323 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankar has about 752 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Rankar covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rankar falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rankar is Adarsh Manpur, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rankar.

Rankar is about 10 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rankar is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 1.6 km away. Adarsh Manpur is about 4.9 km away. Sheikhpura is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahuwara (1.6 km), Chewara (1.6 km) and Basant (1.6 km).

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

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