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About Ranga Asna Village

Ranga Asna is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 130 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranga Asna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranga Asna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 31.54 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 130
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
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 Ranga Asna compares

By the 2011 count Ranga Asna is the 173rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 31.54 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ranga Asna

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

Ranga Asna lies about 61 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 5.2 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 Asna
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 5.2 km
Nearest town Godda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiyahat 25 km
District headquarters Dumka 61 km

Villages closest to Ranga Asna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraiyahat 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 Ranga Asna

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranga Asna village had a population of 278. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Ranga Asna village has 130 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranga Asna has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ranga Asna is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranga Asna covers 31.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranga Asna falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranga Asna is Mandar Hill, about 5.2 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 Ranga Asna.

Ranga Asna is about 61 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranga Asna is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Mandar Hill is about 5.2 km away. Godda is about 14 km away. Saraiyahat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranga (under 2 km), Gangta (1.7 km) and Barhait (2.2 km).

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

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