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About Ranitanr Village

Ranitanr is a mid sized village in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 545 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranitanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranitanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Karma Tanr Vidyasagar
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 545
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranitanr compares

By the 2011 count Ranitanr is the 32nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ranitanr

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

Ranitanr lies about 34 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 21 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 Ranitanr
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 21 km
Nearest town Giridih 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 34 km
District headquarters Jamtara 34 km

Villages closest to Ranitanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 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 Ranitanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranitanr village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Ranitanr village has 545 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranitanr has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Ranitanr is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranitanr covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranitanr falls under Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranitanr is Maheshmunda Junction, about 21 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 Ranitanr.

Ranitanr is about 34 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranitanr is in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 21 km away. Giridih is about 23 km away. Karma Tanr Vidyasagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasaidih (8.5 km), Matanr (21 km) and Kenduatanr (22 km).

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

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