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About Resham Village

Resham is a small village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 148 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Resham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Resham village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 72.91 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 148
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Resham compares

By the 2011 count Resham is the 78th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 72.91 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 986.

Getting to Resham

Resham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Resham as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Resham from other places

Resham lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about 11 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 Resham
Tehsil headquarters Angara 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Jonha 11 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 17 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Resham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Resham village had a population of 282. That makes it the 78th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Resham village has 148 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Resham has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Resham is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Resham covers 72.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Resham falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Resham is Jonha, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Resham.

Resham is about 28 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Resham is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Angara is about 7.3 km away. Jonha is about 11 km away. Chitarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benadag (under 2 km), Buki (under 2 km) and Getalsud (1.9 km).

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

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