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About Rangadih Village

Rangadih is a mid sized village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 441 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 828114
Area (hectares) 177.74 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 441
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rangadih compares

By the 2011 count Rangadih is the 41st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 177.74 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Rangadih

Rangadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rangadih as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rangadih from other places

Rangadih lies about 51 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 8.4 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 Rangadih
Nearest railway station Kawar 8.4 km
Nearest town Giridih 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 31 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 51 km

Villages closest to Rangadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangadih village had a population of 875. That makes it the 41st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Rangadih village has 441 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangadih has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Rangadih is 828114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangadih covers 177.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangadih falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rangadih is Kawar, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rangadih.

Rangadih is about 51 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangadih is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Kawar is about 8.4 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Topchanchi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ledatanr (under 2 km), Simariatanr (4.3 km) and Naro (6.0 km).

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

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