Village · Barhait, Sahibganj # Ranga Ranga is a village in Barhait sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816102. The 2011 Census counted 976 people in 198 households, the 46th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 40.0%. - 976 people (2011) - 198 households - 47.9% literacy - 816102 PIN code ## Ranga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ranga is 816102. Ranga falls in Barhait sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816102 - Gram panchayat Simra - Community development block Barhait - Census village code 358794 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ranga from nearby towns? - Barhait (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Sahibganj (district HQ) 56 km by road - Sahibganj (nearest town) 56 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ranga? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Ranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Barharwa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Barharwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sahibganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ranga known for? The main crops are rice. About 25% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ranga · ■ Barhait rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 0% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86% - Use banking services 23% 19% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 58% 13% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 3% - Car / jeep / van 2% 0% - None of these assets 13% 50% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ranga? ■ Ranga · ■ Barhait rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.9% 40.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 964 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 906 952 - Working population 50.4% 52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.4% for men and 34.7% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 28 (6%) · ■ Marginal 462 (94%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barhait - Singa 1,058 people - Paharpur 1,057 people - Ilaki 1,055 people - Argandi 1,017 people - Dariapur 955 people - Dumaria 947 people - Harchandpur 927 people - Baragarhi 919 people All 273 villages in Barhait ## Other places named Ranga - Ranga · Village, Belhar, Banka · 5,828 people - Ranga · Village, Bausi, Banka · 2,216 people - Ranga · Village, Hirbandh, Bankura · 1,333 people - Ranga · Village, Masalia, Dumka · 1,104 people - Ranga · Village, Deoghar, Deoghar · 1,076 people - Ranga · Village, Shikaripara, Dumka · 1,017 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ranga? 816102 - How far is Ranga from Sahibganj? 56 km by road - What is the population of Ranga? 976 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ranga in? Sahibganj district (Barhait sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Ranga? 47.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barhait/ranga/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.