# Ranka Village, Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Ranka

Ranka is a village in Chandil sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832404**. The 2011 Census counted **1,153 people in 246 households**, the 34th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,153people (2011)
- 246households
- 50.0%literacy
- 832404PIN code

## Ranka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ranka is 832404.** Ranka falls in Chandil sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832404
- Gram panchayatHesakocha
- Community development blockChandil
- Census village code378788

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?

- Chandil (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Sarikela (district HQ)56 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)47 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?

7 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tata
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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?

The main crops are **rice**. About 4% of the 975 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ranka · ■ Chandil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**57%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****19%**

**54%

Television ****1%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 · ■ Chandil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**943

Working population ****49.9%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 35.7% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 97 (17%) · **■** Marginal 382 (66%)

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 Chandil

- Madkamdih1,223 people
- Pathrakhun1,195 people
- Bansa1,170 people
- Kandarberya1,159 people
- Katea1,115 people
- Sukh Shari1,113 people
- Dungridih1,054 people
- Raidih1,032 people

[All 104 villages in Chandil](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/chandil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ranka?832404
- How far is Ranka from Sarikela?56 km by road
- What is the population of Ranka?1,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranka in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Chandil sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ranka?50.0% (Census 2011)