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About Ranga Tola Village

Ranga Tola is a mid sized village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 323 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranga Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranga Tola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 52.56 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 323
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranga Tola compares

By the 2011 count Ranga Tola is the 37th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 52.56 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Ranga Tola

Ranga Tola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranga Tola as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranga Tola from other places

Ranga Tola 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 Ranga Tola
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 2.1 km
Nearest town Farakka 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 45 km

Villages closest to Ranga Tola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranga Tola village had a population of 660. That makes it the 37th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Ranga Tola village has 323 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranga Tola has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Ranga Tola is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranga Tola covers 52.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranga Tola falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranga Tola 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranga Tola.

Ranga Tola 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.

Ranga Tola is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 2.1 km away. Farakka is about 15 km away. Udhwa 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 Kamalpur (4.9 km), Masna Miapur (5.8 km) and Baniadih (6.7 km).

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

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