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About Rangpur Village

Rangpur is a small village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 60 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 56.39 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 60
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
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 Rangpur compares

By the 2011 count Rangpur is the 142nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 56.39 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Rangpur

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

Rangpur lies about 15 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 4.9 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 Rangpur
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 4.9 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 15 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 20 km

Villages closest to Rangpur

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 Rangpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangpur village had a population of 126. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Rangpur village has 60 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangpur has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Rangpur covers 56.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangpur falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rangpur is Mahali Marup, about 4.9 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 Rangpur.

Rangpur is about 15 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangpur is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela is about 4.5 km away. Mahali Marup is about 4.9 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan 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 Gangpur (under 2 km), Saldih (under 2 km) and Kita (under 2 km).

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

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