About Ranga Village

Ranga is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 340 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	207 hectares
Population	703
Male Population	340
Female Population	363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
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 Ranga compares

By the 2011 count Ranga is the 49th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Ranga

Ranga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranga 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 Ranga from other places

Ranga lies about 27 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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 Ranga
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	22 km
District headquarters	Dumka	27 km

Villages closest to Ranga

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

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Common questions about Ranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranga village had a population of 703. That makes it the 49th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Ranga village has 340 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranga has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Ranga is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranga covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranga falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranga is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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 Ranga.

Ranga is about 27 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranga is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 21 km away. Jama is about 22 km away. Dumka is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.