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About Ranka Kocha Village

Ranka Kocha is a small village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 218 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranka Kocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranka Kocha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 159.55 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 218
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranka Kocha compares

By the 2011 count Ranka Kocha is the 69th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 159.55 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Ranka Kocha

Ranka Kocha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranka Kocha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranka Kocha from other places

Ranka Kocha lies about 4.3 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about 1.8 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 Ranka Kocha
Nearest railway station Sini Junction 1.8 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 11 km
Nearest town Bhetia 21 km

Villages closest to Ranka Kocha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraikela 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 Ranka Kocha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranka Kocha village had a population of 430. That makes it the 69th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Ranka Kocha village has 218 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranka Kocha has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Ranka Kocha is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranka Kocha covers 159.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranka Kocha falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ranka Kocha is Sini Junction, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ranka Kocha.

Ranka Kocha is about 4.3 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranka Kocha is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Sini Junction is about 1.8 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 4.3 km away. Saraikela is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidma (under 2 km), Serengda (under 2 km) and Kursonpur (under 2 km).

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

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