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About Ranikhatanga Village

Ranikhatanga is a large village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,093, made up of 1,531 males and 1,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranikhatanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranikhatanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Itki
Pincode 835301
Area (hectares) 515 hectares
Population 3,093
Male Population 1,531
Female Population 1,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranikhatanga compares

By the 2011 count Ranikhatanga is the 4th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 515 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Ranikhatanga

The census records public bus service for Ranikhatanga as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranikhatanga from other places

Ranikhatanga lies about 18 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 1.8 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 Ranikhatanga
Nearest railway station Itki 1.8 km
Nearest town Rātu 10 km
District headquarters Ranchi 18 km

Villages closest to Ranikhatanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranikhatanga village had a population of 3,093. That makes it the 4th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Ranikhatanga village has 1,531 males and 1,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranikhatanga has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Ranikhatanga is 835301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranikhatanga covers 515 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranikhatanga falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranikhatanga is Itki, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Ranikhatanga is about 18 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranikhatanga is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 1.8 km away. Rātu is about 10 km away. Ranchi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turguru (under 2 km), Kundi (2.5 km) and Itkithakurgoan (3.3 km).

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

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