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About Ranitanr Village

Ranitanr is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 256 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranitanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranitanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 256
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranitanr compares

By the 2011 count Ranitanr is the 112th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Ranitanr

Ranitanr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranitanr as Available within village. 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 Ranitanr from other places

Ranitanr lies about 6.9 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 13 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 Ranitanr
Tehsil headquarters Gande 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 13 km

Villages closest to Ranitanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranitanr village had a population of 530. That makes it the 112th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Ranitanr village has 256 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranitanr has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Ranitanr is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranitanr covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranitanr falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranitanr is Giridih, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ranitanr.

Ranitanr is about 6.9 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranitanr is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 6.9 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tinpatli (under 2 km), Pindatanr (1.8 km) and Lalbhitia (1.9 km).

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

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