Village · Ranka, Garhwa # Ranka Kalan Ranka Kalan is a village in Ranka sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822125. The 2011 Census counted 6,735 people in 1,270 households, the 1st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%. - 6,735 people (2011) - 1,270 households - 76.1% literacy - 822125 PIN code ## Ranka Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ranka Kalan is 822125. Ranka Kalan falls in Ranka sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822125 - Gram panchayat Rana Kalan - Community development block Ranka - Census village code 347882 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ranka Kalan from nearby towns? - Ranka (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ) 22 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ranka Kalan? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Ranka Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ranka Kalan known for? The main crops are rice. About 51% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ranka Kalan Of every 100 households in Ranka Kalan in 2011, 37 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ranka Kalan · ■ Ranka rural average - Electricity for lighting 37% 16% - Toilet within the home 25% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 93% - Tap water 7% 4% - Drinking water within premises 12% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 99% - Use banking services 57% 34% - Television 34% 6% - Mobile phone 45% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 4% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 28% 52% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ranka Kalan? ■ Ranka Kalan · ■ Ranka rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.1% 56.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 954 991 - Working population 37.2% 51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 67.3% for women. 51% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 110 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (3%) · ■ Household industry 18 (1%) · ■ Other work 964 (38%) · ■ Marginal 1,336 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ranka - Manpur 4,563 people - Chutia 4,097 people - Khapra 3,539 people - Bisrampur 3,493 people All 81 villages in Ranka ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ranka Kalan? 822125 - How far is Ranka Kalan from Garhwa? 22 km by road - What is the population of Ranka Kalan? 6,735 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ranka Kalan in? Garhwa district (Ranka sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Ranka Kalan? 76.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/ranka/ranka-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.