About Rangatanr Village

Rangatanr is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 201 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangatanr village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814119
Area (hectares)	201.7 hectares
Population	394
Male Population	201
Female Population	193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
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 Rangatanr compares

By the 2011 count Rangatanr is the 120th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 201.7 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Rangatanr

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

Rangatanr 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 Rangatanr
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	27 km
District headquarters	Dumka	27 km

Villages closest to Rangatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangatanr village had a population of 394. That makes it the 120th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Rangatanr village has 201 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangatanr has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Rangatanr is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangatanr covers 201.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangatanr falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rangatanr 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 10+ km distance for Rangatanr.

Rangatanr 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.

Rangatanr is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 21 km away. Masalia is about 27 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.