# Ranka Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Ranka

Ranka is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,083 people in 142 households**, the 34th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 1,083people (2011)
- 142households
- 53.8%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Ranka PIN code and other codes

Ranka falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHazratpur Mararo
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244094

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?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)8 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)8 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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**. About 78% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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, 16 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ranka · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**14%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**27%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**954

Working population ****44.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 48.3% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (28%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (8%) · **■** Marginal 188 (39%)

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 Ariari

- Sumka1,245 people
- Latkana1,228 people
- Gangapur1,130 people
- Mahuli1,102 people
- Manipur Aima1,061 people
- Kamalpur1,058 people
- Mankaul1,051 people
- Chak Abgil1,003 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ranka from Sheikhpura?8 km by road
- What is the population of Ranka?1,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranka in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ranka?53.8% (Census 2011)