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About Ranidih Village

Ranidih is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 259 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 259
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Ranidih compares

By the 2011 count Ranidih is the 52nd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Ranidih

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

Ranidih lies about 20 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 14 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 Ranidih
Tehsil headquarters Borio 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 20 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 20 km

Villages closest to Ranidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranidih village had a population of 521. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Ranidih village has 259 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranidih has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Ranidih is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranidih covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranidih falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranidih is Kalian Chak, about 14 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 Ranidih.

Ranidih is about 20 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranidih is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 3.9 km away. Kalian Chak is about 14 km away. Sahibganj 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 Gorgama (under 2 km), Mangru Tikar (under 2 km) and Gara Santali (under 2 km).

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

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