# Ranka Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Ranka

Ranka is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813108**. The 2011 Census counted **352 people in 69 households**, the 140th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 352people (2011)
- 69households
- 76.8%literacy
- 813108PIN code

## Ranka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ranka is 813108.** Ranka falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813108
- Gram panchayatSainchak
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240973

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

## How far is Ranka from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)12 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 Ranka?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ranka; 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 · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barahat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Ranka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 100% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Ranka

Of every 100 households in Ranka in 2011, 24 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ranka · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**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 Ranka?

■ Ranka · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**943

Working population ****43.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 65.9% for women. 43% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (18%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 115 (76%)

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

- Alalkita371 people
- Birnia369 people
- Singhpur366 people
- Rajaur363 people
- Shewan Chak349 people
- Gadiaun342 people
- Jhajha300 people
- Baitpur289 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ranka?813108
- How far is Ranka from Banka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Ranka?352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranka in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ranka?76.8% (Census 2011)