Village · Pathna, Sahibganj
# Ranga

Ranga is a village in Pathna sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815101. The 2011 Census counted 58 people in 14 households, the 113th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.
- 58 people (2011)
- 14 households
- 10.2% literacy
- 815101 PIN code

## Ranga PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ranga is 815101. Ranga falls in Pathna sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 815101
- Gram panchayat Kathnal Bari
- Community development block Pathna
- Census village code 359369

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ranga from nearby towns?
- Sahibganj (district HQ) 51 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town) 51 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ranga?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Barkha
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Barkha
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

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 27% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ranga · ■ Pathna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 7%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 90%
- Use banking services 14% 28%
- Television 0% 5%
- Mobile phone 7% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 64% 45%
- Own their home 93% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ranga?

■ Ranga · ■ Pathna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 10.2% 47.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 992
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 3500 982
- Working population 34.5% 49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 11.1% for men and 9.1% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (35%) · ■ Other work 3 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pathna
- Kusumghati 75 people
- Amarbhita 74 people
- Chagjo 66 people
- Rajapani 66 people
- Kasari 57 people
- Karambe 52 people
- Dhibra Kolpahar 50 people
- Karantola 42 people

All 150 villages in Pathna

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- 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? 815101
- How far is Ranga from Sahibganj? 51 km by road
- What is the population of Ranga? 58 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranga in? Sahibganj district (Pathna sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ranga? 10.2% (Census 2011)

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