# Ranga Village, Belhar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Belhar, Banka 

# Ranga

Ranga is a village in Belhar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,828 people in 1,142 households**, the 2nd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 5,828people (2011)
- 1,142households
- 55.4%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Ranga PIN code and other codes

Ranga falls in Belhar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRanga
- Community development blockBelhar
- Census village code241570

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

## How far is Ranga from nearby towns?

- Belhar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)25 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)25 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 Ranga?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhoreganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Ranga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Ranga

Of every 100 households in Ranga in 2011, 11 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ranga · ■ Belhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

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 Ranga?

■ Ranga · ■ Belhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**941

Working population ****36.3%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 39.5% for women. 49% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 366 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 546 (26%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (7%) · **■** Marginal 999 (47%)

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 Belhar

- Tola Belhar5,832 people
- Taraia5,191 people
- Dhauri4,790 people
- Sautadih4,485 people
- Jhikulia4,420 people

[All 172 villages in Belhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ranga from Banka?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ranga?5,828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranga in?Banka district (Belhar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ranga?55.4% (Census 2011)