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About Ranicheri Village

Ranicheri is a mid sized village in Chinia tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 611 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranicheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranicheri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Chinia
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 330.61 hectares
Population 1,211
Male Population 611
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranicheri compares

By the 2011 count Ranicheri is the 14th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents. Its 330.61 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ranicheri

Ranicheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranicheri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ranicheri from other places

Ranicheri lies about 24 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 21 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 Ranicheri
Nearest railway station Meralgram 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinia 24 km
District headquarters Garhwa 24 km

Villages closest to Ranicheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranicheri village had a population of 1,211. That makes it the 14th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents.

Ranicheri village has 611 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranicheri has about 982 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Ranicheri is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranicheri covers 330.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranicheri falls under Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranicheri is Meralgram, about 21 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 village for Ranicheri.

Ranicheri is about 24 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranicheri is in Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 21 km away. Chinia is about 24 km away. Garhwa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitka Alias Chirka (1.9 km), Belri Alias Chinia (1.9 km) and Helri Alias Chhatailia (2.8 km).

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

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