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About Ranidih Village

Ranidih is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 432 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 251.5 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 432
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranidih compares

By the 2011 count Ranidih is the 51st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 251.5 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ranidih

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

Ranidih lies about 136 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 25 km
Nearest town Colgong 27 km
District headquarters Jamtara 136 km

Villages closest to Ranidih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanpur 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 877. That makes it the 51st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Ranidih village has 432 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranidih has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Ranidih is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranidih covers 251.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranidih falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranidih is Ammapali, about 25 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 Ranidih.

Ranidih is about 136 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranidih is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Narayanpur is about 18 km away. Ammapali is about 25 km away. Colgong is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambatanr (3.7 km), Gambahariyatanr (3.7 km) and Paharpur (3.8 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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