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About Naranga Village

Naranga is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 139 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.27 hectares hectares.

Naranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naranga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 328.27 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 139
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naranga compares

By the 2011 count Naranga is the 89th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 328.27 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Naranga

Naranga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naranga as Available within 10+ 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 Naranga from other places

Naranga lies about 29 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 28 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 Naranga
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 29 km
District headquarters Khunti 29 km

Villages closest to Naranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naranga village had a population of 280. That makes it the 89th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Naranga village has 139 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naranga has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Naranga covers 328.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naranga falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Naranga is Chakradharpur, about 28 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 km distance for Naranga.

Naranga is about 29 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naranga is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Chakradharpur is about 28 km away. Erki is about 29 km away. Khunti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Longa (under 2 km), Tubil (2.0 km) and Haralma (2.7 km).

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

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