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About Ranigram Village

Ranigram is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 350 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranigram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 350
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranigram compares

By the 2011 count Ranigram is the 63rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ranigram

Ranigram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranigram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ranigram from other places

Ranigram lies about 46 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 3.5 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 Ranigram
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 3.5 km
Nearest town Farakka 10 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 46 km

Villages closest to Ranigram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranigram village had a population of 686. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Ranigram village has 350 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranigram has about 960 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Ranigram is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranigram covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranigram falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranigram is Barharwa Junction, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance for Ranigram.

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

Ranigram is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa is about 3.1 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 3.5 km away. Farakka is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gramsir (under 2 km), Madhoapara (under 2 km) and Chapujan (1.6 km).

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

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