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About Sulanga Village

Sulanga is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 267 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ranishwar
Pincode 814148
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 267
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Sulanga compares

By the 2011 count Sulanga is the 60th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sulanga

Sulanga is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sulanga 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. The nearest villages by name are Silpahari, Simaljor, Simla Pahari and Sujan Purnijhari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sulanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulanga village had a population of 532. That makes it the 60th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Sulanga village has 267 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulanga has about 993 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sulanga is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulanga covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sulanga falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sulanga notes the nearest railway station 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 Sulanga.

Sulanga is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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