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About Rangamatia Village

Rangamatia is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 127 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangamatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangamatia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 127
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangamatia compares

By the 2011 count Rangamatia is the 216th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Rangamatia

Rangamatia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rangamatia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rangamatia from other places

Rangamatia lies about 37 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 28 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 Rangamatia
Nearest railway station Harinsing 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 29 km
Nearest town Pakur 36 km
District headquarters Dumka 37 km

Villages closest to Rangamatia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangamatia village had a population of 266. That makes it the 216th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Rangamatia village has 127 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangamatia has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Rangamatia is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangamatia covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangamatia falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rangamatia is Harinsing, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rangamatia.

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

Rangamatia is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 28 km away. Ramgarh is about 29 km away. Pakur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhdiha (under 2 km), Kurma (1.9 km) and Pindari (1.9 km).

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

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