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About Rankui Village

Rankui is a small village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 191 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rankui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankui village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manjhari
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 191
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rankui compares

By the 2011 count Rankui is the 59th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Rankui

Rankui is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rankui as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rankui from other places

Rankui lies about 35 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Talaburu, about 7.4 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 Rankui
Nearest railway station Talaburu 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhari 14 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 28 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 35 km

Villages closest to Rankui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankui village had a population of 338. That makes it the 59th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Rankui village has 191 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankui has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Rankui is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rankui covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rankui falls under Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rankui is Talaburu, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rankui.

Rankui is about 35 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rankui is in Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Talaburu is about 7.4 km away. Manjhari is about 14 km away. Chāībāsa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundrugutu (2.1 km), Jangiburu (2.3 km) and Tengra (2.4 km).

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

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