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About Ranidih Village

Ranidih is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 175 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 175
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranidih compares

By the 2011 count Ranidih is the 168th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ranidih

Ranidih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ranidih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranidih from other places

Ranidih lies about 43 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Poreyahat, about 24 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 Ranidih
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 17 km
Nearest railway station Poreyahat 24 km
Nearest town Godda 29 km
District headquarters Dumka 43 km

Villages closest to Ranidih

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 Ranidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranidih village had a population of 358. That makes it the 168th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Ranidih village has 175 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranidih has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Ranidih covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranidih falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranidih is Poreyahat, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Ranidih.

Ranidih is about 43 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranidih is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Ramgarh is about 17 km away. Poreyahat is about 24 km away. Godda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raidih (under 2 km), Gardih (under 2 km) and Pararia (2.5 km).

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

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