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About Marangikir Village

Marangikir is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 324 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marangikir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marangikir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 324
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marangikir compares

By the 2011 count Marangikir is the 42nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Marangikir

Marangikir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marangikir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Marangikir from other places

Marangikir lies about 57 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Suisa, about 6.1 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 Marangikir
Nearest railway station Suisa 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 15 km
Nearest town Būndu 27 km
District headquarters Ranchi 57 km

Villages closest to Marangikir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marangikir village had a population of 650. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Marangikir village has 324 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marangikir has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Marangikir is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marangikir covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marangikir falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marangikir is Suisa, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marangikir.

Marangikir is about 57 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marangikir is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Suisa is about 6.1 km away. Sonahatu is about 15 km away. Būndu is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churkudih (under 2 km), Bongadar (2.8 km) and Barenda (3.2 km).

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

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