Ranga, Sahibganj

For other uses, see Ranga.

Ranga
Village
Ranga Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Ranga Ranga (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°51′22″N87°41′17″E / 24.856231°N 87.687972°E / 24.856231; 87.687972 Coordinates: 24°51′22″N87°41′17″E / 24.856231°N 87.687972°E / 24.856231; 87.687972
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Population  (2011)
• Total	663
Languages (*For language details see Pathna#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	816101
Telephone/ STD code	06426
Lok Sabha constituency	Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Rajmahal
Website	sahibganj.nic.in

Ranga is a village in the Pathna CD block in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Ranga is located at 24°51′22″N87°41′17″E / 24.856231°N 87.687972°E / 24.856231; 87.687972 .

Ranga has an area of 104 hectares (260 acres). ^[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ranga a total population of 663, of which 327 (49%) were males and 336 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 144. The total number of literate persons in Ranga was 342 (65.90% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Civic administration

Police station

Ranga police station serves the Pathna CD block. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Sahibganj". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
4. "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2020.