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About Rangamati Village

Rangamati is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 200 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangamati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangamati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 200
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangamati compares

By the 2011 count Rangamati is the 69th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Rangamati

Rangamati is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rangamati as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rangamati from other places

Rangamati lies about 30 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 8.1 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 Rangamati
Nearest railway station Pokla 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 30 km
District headquarters Khunti 30 km

Villages closest to Rangamati

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 Rangamati

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangamati village had a population of 380. That makes it the 69th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Rangamati village has 200 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangamati has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Rangamati is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangamati covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangamati falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rangamati is Pokla, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance for Rangamati.

Rangamati is about 30 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangamati is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Pokla is about 8.1 km away. Erki is about 30 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasmar (9.0 km), Jorko (18 km) and Japud (19 km).

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

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