About Range Village

Range is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 276 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Range Overview

Census 2011 figures for Range village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	1192 hectares
Population	543
Male Population	276
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Range compares

By the 2011 count Range is the 45th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 1192 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Range

Range is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Range as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Range from other places

Range lies about 51 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 37 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 Range
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Latehar	37 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	40 km
District headquarters	Gumla	51 km

Villages closest to Range

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Range village had a population of 543. That makes it the 45th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Range village has 276 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Range has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Range is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Range covers 1192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Range falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Range is Latehar, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance for Range.

Range is about 51 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Range is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 12 km away. Latehar is about 37 km away. Lohārdagā is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.