About Ranaipahari Village

Ranaipahari is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 89 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranaipahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranaipahari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	173
Male Population	89
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranaipahari compares

By the 2011 count Ranaipahari is the 183rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ranaipahari

Ranaipahari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranaipahari as Available within 5 - 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 Ranaipahari from other places

Ranaipahari lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 2.7 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 Ranaipahari
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	2.7 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	31 km

Villages closest to Ranaipahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranaipahari village had a population of 173. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Ranaipahari village has 89 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranaipahari has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Ranaipahari is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranaipahari covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ranaipahari falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranaipahari is Harinsing, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranaipahari.

Ranaipahari is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranaipahari is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 2.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 25 km away. Shikaripara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.