# Ranchajhar Village, Goreswar, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/goreswar/ranchajhar/ Village · Goreswar, Baksa # Ranchajhar Ranchajhar is a village in Goreswar sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,301 people in 466 households**, the 19th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 2,301people (2011) - 466households - 72.1%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Ranchajhar PIN code and other codes Ranchajhar falls in Goreswar sub-district, Baksa district, Assam. - Community development blockGoreswar - Census village code304348 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ranchajhar from nearby towns? - Goreswar (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Mushalpur (district HQ)82 km by road - Rangia (nearest town)23 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 Ranchajhar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ranchajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Simla - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalah - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barpeta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 h winter 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 Ranchajhar known for? About 63% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ranchajhar Of every 100 households in Ranchajhar in 2011, 8 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ranchajhar · ■ Goreswar rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **20% Toilet within the home ****52%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **52% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****16%** **41% Television ****15%** **22% Mobile phone ****35%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **12% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Ranchajhar? ■ Ranchajhar · ■ Goreswar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **951 Working population ****33.2%** **39.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 64.0% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 209 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 388 (51%) · **■** Marginal 88 (12%) 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 Goreswar - Barghuli2,668 people - DheparGaon2,608 people - Hajalpara2,372 people - Pachim Nao kata2,314 people - Rampur2,291 people - Bihapara2,149 people - Madoikata2,056 people - Goreswar No.32,000 people [All 93 villages in Goreswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/goreswar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ranchajhar from Mushalpur?82 km by road - What is the population of Ranchajhar?2,301 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ranchajhar in?Baksa district (Goreswar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Ranchajhar?72.1% (Census 2011)