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About Rangabandh Village

Rangabandh is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 42 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangabandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 42.28 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 42
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
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 Rangabandh compares

By the 2011 count Rangabandh is the 365th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 42.28 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Rangabandh

Rangabandh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rangabandh 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 Rangabandh from other places

Rangabandh lies about 39 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 16 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 Rangabandh
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 16 km
Nearest town Madhupur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 28 km
District headquarters Dumka 39 km

Villages closest to Rangabandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangabandh village had a population of 88. That makes it the 365th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Rangabandh village has 42 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangabandh has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Rangabandh is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangabandh covers 42.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangabandh falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rangabandh is Joramow Railway Station, about 16 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 Rangabandh.

Rangabandh is about 39 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangabandh is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 16 km away. Madhupur is about 24 km away. Jarmundi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raebandh (under 2 km), Kusma (under 2 km) and Kusmaha Chhit (under 2 km).

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

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