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About Ranik Village

Ranik is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 342 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranik village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 57.44 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 342
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranik compares

By the 2011 count Ranik is the 87th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 57.44 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Ranik

Ranik is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranik as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranik from other places

Ranik lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 19 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 Ranik
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 19 km
Nearest town Bagaha 25 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Ranik

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranik village had a population of 659. That makes it the 87th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Ranik village has 342 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranik has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Ranik is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranik covers 57.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranik falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranik is Barhi, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranik.

Ranik is about 44 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranik is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 1.6 km away. Barhi is about 19 km away. Bagaha 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 Bigha (under 2 km), Mahudar Alias Bhatbigha (under 2 km) and Modi Chak (under 2 km).

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

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