About Rarha Village

Rarha is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,327, made up of 1,688 males and 1,639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2355.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	2355.24 hectares
Population	3,327
Male Population	1,688
Female Population	1,639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rarha compares

By the 2011 count Rarha is the 20th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 2355.24 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Rarha

Rarha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rarha as Available within 10+ 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 Rarha from other places

Rarha lies about 23 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Shanki, about 9.4 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 Rarha
Nearest railway station	Shanki	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	13 km
Nearest town	Patrātu	13 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	23 km

Villages closest to Rarha

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.

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Common questions about Rarha

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarha village had a population of 3,327. That makes it the 20th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Rarha village has 1,688 males and 1,639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarha has about 971 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 Rarha is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rarha covers 2355.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rarha falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rarha is Shanki, about 9.4 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 village for Rarha.

Rarha is about 23 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rarha is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Shanki is about 9.4 km away. Kanke is about 13 km away. Patrātu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.