About Rasnala Village

Rasnala is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 96 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasnala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasnala village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	196
Male Population	96
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
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 Rasnala compares

By the 2011 count Rasnala is the 180th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Rasnala

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

Rasnala lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 9.8 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 Rasnala
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	9.8 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	30 km
District headquarters	Dumka	30 km

Villages closest to Rasnala

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 Rasnala

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasnala village had a population of 196. That makes it the 180th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Rasnala village has 96 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasnala has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Rasnala covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rasnala falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rasnala is Harinsing, about 9.8 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 Rasnala.

Rasnala is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasnala is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 9.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 27 km away. Shikaripara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.