# Rangakol Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Rangakol

Rangakol is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,355 people in 292 households**, the 28th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 1,355people (2011)
- 292households
- 50.4%literacy
- 854114PIN code

## Rangakol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rangakol is 854114.** Rangakol falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854114
- Gram panchayatGobindpur
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224298

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

## How far is Rangakol from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)33 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 Rangakol?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rangakol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rangakol
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Rangakol known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Rangakol

Of every 100 households in Rangakol in 2011, 8 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rangakol · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**54%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****55%**

**30%

Television ****11%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Rangakol?

■ Rangakol · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**976

Working population ****55.0%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 42.6% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 273 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (54%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 40 (5%)

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 Falka

- Giriawan2,193 people
- Semaria Rami2,127 people
- Babhani2,122 people
- Rajdhani2,008 people
- Pakaria1,260 people
- Chhotki Chatar1,170 people
- Turki1,040 people
- Lohni1,032 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rangakol?854114
- How far is Rangakol from Katihar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Rangakol?1,355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangakol in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rangakol?50.4% (Census 2011)