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About Rabda Village

Rabda is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 362 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rabda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rabda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 128.5 hectares
Population 715
Male Population 362
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rabda compares

By the 2011 count Rabda is the 44th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 128.5 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 983.

Getting to Rabda

The census records public bus service for Rabda as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rabda from other places

Rabda lies about 18 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 20 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 Rabda
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 2.2 km
District headquarters Garhwa 18 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 20 km

Villages closest to Rabda

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.

Common questions about Rabda

As per the Census of India 2011, Rabda village had a population of 715. That makes it the 44th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Rabda village has 362 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rabda has about 975 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 983.

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

Rabda covers 128.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rabda falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rabda is Garwa, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rabda.

Rabda is about 18 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rabda is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 2.2 km away. Garhwa is about 18 km away. Garwa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranka Khurd (under 2 km), Tale Alias Dale (under 2 km) and Khura (under 2 km).

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

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