# Ranga Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Ranga

Ranga is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816124**. The 2011 Census counted **1,017 people in 208 households**, the 31st largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,017people (2011)
- 208households
- 60.2%literacy
- 816124PIN code

## Ranga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ranga is 816124.** Ranga falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816124
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370873

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

## How far is Ranga from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)34 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)34 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 Ranga?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Ranga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 64% of the 312 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 Ranga

Of every 100 households in Ranga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ranga · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

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 Ranga?

■ Ranga · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**968

Working population ****33.3%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 46.2% for women. 45% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 83 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 106 (31%) · **■** Marginal 141 (42%)

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 Shikaripara

- Kuspahari1,049 people
- Sitasal1,040 people
- Barmesia1,028 people
- Hathbari1,023 people
- Mahulpahari968 people
- Hirapur954 people
- Duar Pahari951 people
- Gamra934 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ranga?816124
- How far is Ranga from Dumka?34 km by road
- What is the population of Ranga?1,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranga in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ranga?60.2% (Census 2011)