Ranga, Sahibganj Explained

Ranga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:24.8562°N 87.688°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sahibganj
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:663
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Pathna#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:816101
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06426
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Rajmahal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Rajmahal

Ranga is a village in the Pathna CD block in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Ranga is located at 24.8562°N 87.688°W.

Ranga has an area of .[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ranga a total population of 663, of which 327 (49%) were males and 336 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 144. The total number of literate persons in Ranga was 342 (65.90% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Civic administration

Police station

Ranga police station serves the Pathna CD block.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B. Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 2 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas. P.C.. Roychoudhury . Chapter I: General . Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965 . 5 December 2020.
  3. Web site: District Police Profile - Sahibganj. Jharkhand Police. 2 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Police . Government of Jharkhand . 2 December 2020.