# Ranka Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/ranka/ Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon # Ranka Ranka is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,875 people in 359 households**, the 18th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,875people (2011) - 359households - 75.9%literacy - 491445PIN code ## Ranka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ranka is 491445.** Ranka falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491445 - Gram panchayatRanka - Community development blockDongargarh - Census village code440686 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? - Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)37 km by road - Dongargarh (nearest town)3 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ranka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dongargarh - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dongargarh - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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? About 84% of the 368 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 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, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ranka · ■ Dongargarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****10%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****65%** **71% Television ****33%** **32% Mobile phone ****28%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **17% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 · ■ Dongargarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **959 Working population ****53.7%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 65.2% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 252 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (32%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 138 (14%) · **■** Marginal 276 (27%) 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 Dongargarh - Rama Tola1,989 people - Bagra Kasa1,943 people - Dundera1,917 people - Kanhargoan1,910 people - Shivpuri1,866 people - Mudpar1,831 people - Uraidabri1,819 people - Pinkapar1,781 people [All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ranka?491445 - How far is Ranka from Rajnandgaon?37 km by road - What is the population of Ranka?1,875 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ranka in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ranka?75.9% (Census 2011)