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About Bishakhatanga Village

Bishakhatanga is a large village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,293, made up of 1,615 males and 1,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishakhatanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishakhatanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Mandar
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 634 hectares
Population 3,293
Male Population 1,615
Female Population 1,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
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 Bishakhatanga compares

By the 2011 count Bishakhatanga is the 8th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 634 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bishakhatanga

Bishakhatanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishakhatanga 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 Bishakhatanga from other places

Bishakhatanga lies about 30 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 4.4 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 Bishakhatanga
Nearest railway station Tangarbansali 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandar 10 km
Nearest town Rātu 20 km
District headquarters Ranchi 30 km

Villages closest to Bishakhatanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishakhatanga village had a population of 3,293. That makes it the 8th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Bishakhatanga village has 1,615 males and 1,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishakhatanga has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bishakhatanga is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishakhatanga covers 634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishakhatanga falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishakhatanga is Tangarbansali, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance for Bishakhatanga.

Bishakhatanga is about 30 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishakhatanga is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Tangarbansali is about 4.4 km away. Mandar is about 10 km away. Rātu is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawatanr (under 2 km), Darjijari (under 2 km) and Haril (2.3 km).

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

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