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

Ranga
Village
Ranga is located in Jharkhand
Ranga
Ranga
Location in Jharkhand, India
Ranga is located in India
Ranga
Ranga
Ranga (India)
Coordinates: 24°51′22″N 87°41′17″E / 24.856231°N 87.687972°E / 24.856231; 87.687972
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictSahibganj
Population
 (2011)
 • Total663
Languages (*For language details see Pathna#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
816101
Telephone/ STD code06426
Lok Sabha constituencyRajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRajmahal
Websitesahibganj.nic.in

Geography edit

 
 
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Dewdanr
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Ganges
Sagarmpur
CT
Raghunandanpur
CT
Kumarpur
CT
Tin Pahar
CT
Patra
CT
Borio
CT
Berhait Santali
CT
Berhait Bazar
CT
Barharwa
CT
Sarauni
CT
Mahagama
CT
Rajmahal coalfield
Sakrigali
H
Moti Jharna
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Teliagarhi
H
Bhognadih
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Pakur
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Sahebganj
M
Rajmahal
M
Godda
M
Panchuara
R
Pakuria
R
Maheshpur
R
Litipara
R
Hiranpur
R
Amrapara
RV
Udhwa
R
Taljhari
R
Ranga
R
Radhanagar
R
Pathna
R
Mirzachauki
R
Mandro
Damin Bazar
R
Kotalpokhar
R
Sunderpahari
R
Rajabhita
R
Pathargama
R
Parsa
R
Motia
R
Mehrma
R
Lalmatia
R
Hanwara
R
Dhamri
R
Belbadda
R
Basantrai
R
Poraiyahat
R
Bara Boarijore
R
Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location edit

Ranga is located at 24°51′22″N 87°41′17″E / 24.856231°N 87.687972°E / 24.856231; 87.687972.

Ranga has an area of 104 hectares (260 acres).[1]

Overview edit

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 edit

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 edit

Police station edit

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

References edit

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