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About Chhota Ranga Village

Chhota Ranga is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 682 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Ranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Ranga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 682
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhota Ranga compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Ranga is the 17th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Chhota Ranga

Chhota Ranga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhota Ranga as Available within 5 - 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 Chhota Ranga from other places

Chhota Ranga lies about 45 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 2.1 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 Chhota Ranga
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 2.1 km
Nearest town Farakka 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 45 km

Villages closest to Chhota Ranga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathna 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 Chhota Ranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Ranga village had a population of 1,337. That makes it the 17th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Chhota Ranga village has 682 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Ranga has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

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

Chhota Ranga covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhota Ranga falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhota Ranga is Barharwa Junction, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhota Ranga.

Chhota Ranga is about 45 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Ranga is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 1.8 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 2.1 km away. Farakka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranga (under 2 km), Mangaladih (under 2 km) and Dharampur (under 2 km).

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

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