About Ranka Kalan Village

Ranka Kalan is one of the larger villages in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,735, made up of 3,486 males and 3,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranka Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranka Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	504.74 hectares
Population	6,735
Male Population	3,486
Female Population	3,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranka Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ranka Kalan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 504.74 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Ranka Kalan

Ranka Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranka Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranka Kalan from other places

Ranka Kalan lies about 19 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, 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 Ranka Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Ranka	under 2 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	19 km
Nearest railway station	Garwa	21 km

Villages closest to Ranka Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranka Kalan village had a population of 6,735. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Ranka Kalan village has 3,486 males and 3,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranka Kalan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ranka Kalan is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranka Kalan covers 504.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranka Kalan falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranka Kalan is Garwa, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ranka Kalan.

Ranka Kalan is about 19 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranka Kalan is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about under 2 km away. Garhwa is about 19 km away. Garwa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.