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About Konge Village

Konge is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 652 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konge village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834008
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 652
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Konge compares

By the 2011 count Konge is the 59th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Konge

Konge is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Konge as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Konge from other places

Konge lies about 7.6 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Argora, about 7.3 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 Konge
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Argora 7.3 km
District headquarters Ranchi 7.6 km

Villages closest to Konge

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konge village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 59th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Konge village has 652 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konge has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Konge is 834008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konge covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Konge falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Konge is Argora, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance for Konge.

Konge is about 7.6 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konge is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 3.7 km away. Argora is about 7.3 km away. Ranchi is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaipur (under 2 km), Kamata (under 2 km) and Nauasoso (under 2 km).

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

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