About Raksadangal Village

Raksadangal is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 180 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksadangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksadangal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	168.68 hectares
Population	387
Male Population	180
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,150
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 Raksadangal compares

By the 2011 count Raksadangal is the 123rd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 168.68 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Raksadangal

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

Raksadangal lies about 35 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 22 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 Raksadangal
Nearest railway station	Jamtara	22 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	35 km
District headquarters	Dumka	35 km

Villages closest to Raksadangal

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 Raksadangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksadangal village had a population of 387. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Raksadangal village has 180 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksadangal has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Raksadangal covers 168.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raksadangal falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raksadangal is Jamtara, about 22 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 Raksadangal.

Raksadangal is about 35 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksadangal is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Jamtara is about 22 km away. Jāmtāra is about 22 km away. Masalia is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.