# Ranangsher Village, Dirang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Ranangsher

Ranangsher is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **49 people in 12 households**, the 50th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 49people (2011)
- 12households
- 50.0%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Ranangsher PIN code and other codes

Ranangsher falls in Dirang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261639

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ranangsher from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)58 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ranangsher?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Ranangsher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Namthung
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ranangsher known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and millet**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ranangsher

Of every 100 households in Ranangsher in 2011, 100 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ranangsher · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**75%

Tap water ****71%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****14%**

**31%

Television ****50%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****43%**

**49%

Own their home ****50%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ranangsher?

■ Ranangsher · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**1004

Working population ****71.4%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 35.0% for women. 81% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (57%) · **■** Other work 14 (40%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dirang

- Sagar Village69 people
- Yangdarko Village65 people
- Dundri60 people
- Rahung57 people
- Baisakhi48 people
- Showda Village48 people
- Bishum Village46 people
- Laphiak Village41 people

[All 88 villages in Dirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/dirang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ranangsher from Bomdila?58 km by road
- What is the population of Ranangsher?49 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranangsher in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ranangsher?50.0% (Census 2011)