# Rangaon Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Rangaon

Rangaon is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,484 people in 852 households**, the 9th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 4,484people (2011)
- 852households
- 73.9%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Rangaon PIN code and other codes

Rangaon falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRangaon
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241150

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

## How far is Rangaon from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)35 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)35 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 Rangaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Rangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khesar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Rangaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Rangaon

Of every 100 households in Rangaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rangaon · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****41%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rangaon?

■ Rangaon · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**943

Working population ****45.8%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 64.4% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 353 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 119 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,115 (54%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Pair5,425 people
- Jaipur4,894 people
- Babura4,873 people
- Jotha4,686 people
- Chalna4,420 people
- Kadma3,928 people
- Hasai3,670 people
- Karharia3,587 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rangaon from Banka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Rangaon?4,484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangaon in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rangaon?73.9% (Census 2011)