About Raniyan Village

Raniyan is a mid sized village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 408 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raniyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raniyan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Rania
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	380.46 hectares
Population	862
Male Population	408
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raniyan compares

By the 2011 count Raniyan is the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 380.46 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Raniyan

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

Raniyan lies about 38 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 18 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 Raniyan
Tehsil headquarters	Rania	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Mahabuang	18 km
District headquarters	Khunti	38 km

Villages closest to Raniyan

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

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Common questions about Raniyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Raniyan village had a population of 862. That makes it the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Raniyan village has 408 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raniyan has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Raniyan is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raniyan covers 380.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raniyan falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raniyan is Mahabuang, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raniyan.

Raniyan is about 38 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raniyan is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about under 2 km away. Mahabuang is about 18 km away. Khunti is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.