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About Rana Village

Rana is a small village in Karon tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 102 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Karon
Pincode 815357
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 102
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rana compares

By the 2011 count Rana is the 108th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 631 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Rana

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

How far is Rana from other places

Rana lies about 37 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 13 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 Rana
Tehsil headquarters Karon 10 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 13 km
Nearest town Madhupur 22 km
District headquarters Deoghar 37 km

Villages closest to Rana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rana village had a population of 189. That makes it the 108th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 631 residents.

Rana village has 102 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rana has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Rana is 815357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rana covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rana falls under Karon tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rana is Joramow Railway Station, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rana.

Rana is about 37 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rana is in Karon tehsil of Deoghar district. Karon is about 10 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 13 km away. Madhupur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhipur (1.7 km), Nawadih (2.3 km) and Sarpata (3.6 km).

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

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