Skip to main content

About Rangadih Village

Rangadih is a small village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 35 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,457 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 35
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,457
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rangadih compares

By the 2011 count Rangadih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Rangadih

Rangadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rangadih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rangadih from other places

Rangadih lies about 46 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 16 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 Rangadih
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 2.3 km
Nearest town Būndu 15 km
Nearest railway station Torang 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 46 km

Villages closest to Rangadih

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 Rangadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangadih village had a population of 86. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Rangadih village has 35 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangadih has about 1457 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Rangadih covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangadih falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rangadih is Torang, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rangadih.

Rangadih is about 46 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangadih is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 2.3 km away. Būndu is about 15 km away. Torang is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saelband (under 2 km), Saread (under 2 km) and Birgamdih (2.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.