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About Ranikola Village

Ranikola is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 375 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranikola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranikola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 375
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
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 Ranikola compares

By the 2011 count Ranikola is the 32nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ranikola

Ranikola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ranikola 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 Ranikola from other places

Ranikola lies about 9.2 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 8.2 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 Ranikola
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 8.2 km
District headquarters Pakur 9.2 km

Villages closest to Ranikola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranikola village had a population of 816. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Ranikola village has 375 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranikola has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Ranikola is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranikola covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranikola falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranikola is Tilbhita, about 8.2 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 Ranikola.

Ranikola is about 9.2 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranikola is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 6.7 km away. Tilbhita is about 8.2 km away. Pakur is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Debpur (under 2 km), Murgadanga (under 2 km) and Kidirpur (under 2 km).

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

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