About Ranga Village

Ranga is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 171 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	42.27 hectares
Population	336
Male Population	171
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 compares

By the 2011 count Ranga is the 150th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 42.27 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ranga

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

Ranga 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Ranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranga village had a population of 336. That makes it the 150th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Ranga village has 171 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranga has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Ranga covers 42.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranga falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranga 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.

Ranga 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 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.