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About Ranidih Village

Ranidih is a mid sized village in Giridih tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 482 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Giridih
Pincode 815301
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 482
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranidih compares

By the 2011 count Ranidih is the 73rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,003 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ranidih

Ranidih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranidih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ranidih from other places

Ranidih lies about 9.9 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 5.4 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 Ranidih
Nearest railway station Jitpur 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Giridih 9.9 km

Villages closest to Ranidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranidih village had a population of 911. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,003 residents.

Ranidih village has 482 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranidih has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ranidih is 815301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranidih covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranidih falls under Giridih tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranidih is Jitpur, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranidih.

Ranidih is about 9.9 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranidih is in Giridih tehsil of Giridih district. Jitpur is about 5.4 km away. Giridih is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partappur (under 2 km), Pariana (under 2 km) and Sugasar (under 2 km).

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

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