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About Ranhe Village

Ranhe is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 373 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranhe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 760
Male Population 373
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranhe compares

By the 2011 count Ranhe is the 51st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Ranhe

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

How far is Ranhe from other places

Ranhe lies about 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 27 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 Ranhe
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 2.1 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 24 km
District headquarters Gumla 25 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 27 km

Villages closest to Ranhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranhe village had a population of 760. That makes it the 51st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Ranhe village has 373 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranhe has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Ranhe is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranhe covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranhe falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranhe is Lohardaga, about 27 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 village for Ranhe.

Ranhe is about 25 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranhe is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 2.1 km away. Lohārdagā is about 24 km away. Gumla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charheya (under 2 km), Bansari (under 2 km) and Ghaghra (2.1 km).

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

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