About Rargaon Village

Rargaon is a large village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,450, made up of 1,203 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rargaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Tamar I
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	360 hectares
Population	2,450
Male Population	1,203
Female Population	1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rargaon compares

By the 2011 count Rargaon is the 8th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Rargaon

Rargaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rargaon as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rargaon from other places

Rargaon lies about 65 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 19 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 Rargaon
Tehsil headquarters	Tamar I	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bakarkudi	19 km
Nearest town	Būndu	30 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	65 km

Villages closest to Rargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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 Rargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Rargaon village had a population of 2,450. That makes it the 8th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Rargaon village has 1,203 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rargaon has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Rargaon is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rargaon covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rargaon falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rargaon is Bakarkudi, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Rargaon.

Rargaon is about 65 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rargaon is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Tamar I is about 14 km away. Bakarkudi is about 19 km away. Būndu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.