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Ranga

Belhar mandal
Pincode 813202
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Ranga is the largest village among those listed, located in Belhar mandal, Banka district, Bihar with a population of 5,828 across 1,142 households. It has a literacy rate of 45.5% and is positioned at 26.023°N, 85.980°E under PIN code 813202.

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dulari devi
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LGD code
241570
Pincode
813202
Post office
Belhar
Population
5,828
Households
1,142
Literacy rate
45.5%
Sex ratio
937 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,113
Distance to district centre
70 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Patna
97 km
Distance to Kolkata
453 km
Nearest railway station
Thalwara · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr.Durgesh Clinic · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ranga compares

By population, Ranga ranks #2 of 172 villages in Belhar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.5%
−4.0% vs mandal average
Ranga
45.5%
Belhar mandal
49.5%
Banka district
47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
+28 vs mandal average
Ranga
937
Belhar mandal
909
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ranga
5.1
Belhar mandal
5.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ranga at a glance

Ranga is a village of 5,828 people in 1,142 households (Census 2011) in Belhar block, Banka district, Bihar, the 2nd-largest of 172 villages in Belhar block. Literacy is 46%, 4 points below the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. It lies 70 km from the Banka district centre, 0 km from Rarhi, the nearest town, 10 km from Thalwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 813202, served by Belhar post office; the LGD village code is 241570. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr.Durgesh Clinic, 8 km away. The sarpanch is dulari devi , and the village votes in Hayaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Prasad. The population is estimated at 6,871 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ranga

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ranga · this village5,82846%
Rarhi · Jale36,56942%0 km N
Barhampur · Jale13,14646%0.6 km NW
Barhampur · Jale00.6 km NW
Kamalpur · Belhar00.6 km NW
Darha · Belhar1,73767%1.2 km SE
Kerwar · Belhar2947%2.5 km SE
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranga

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
1
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BANKA
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Ranga
Total area (ha)
613
Irrigated area (ha)
226.2
Forest area (ha)
25.5

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Ranga

LGD code
241570
Pincode
813202
Post office
Belhar
Population (Census 2011)
5,828
Population (projected 2026)
6,871
Households
1,142
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
937
Literacy rate
45.5%
Coordinates
26.02296°N, 85.97984°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hayaghat
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ram Chandra Prasad
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
dulari devi
Block / Mandal
Belhar
Getting there

How to reach Ranga

Mandal centre
Belhar · ≈ 4.7 km
≈ 10 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Banka · ≈ 70 km
≈ 2 h 24 min by car · 2 h 51 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 36,569 people
Rarhi · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna97 kmcapital
  • Kolkata453 km
  • Delhi913 km
  • Hyderabad1233 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationThalwara10 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr.Durgesh Clinic8 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank17 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump20 km
  • Collegeपूर्णिमा राम प्रताप संस्कृत महाविद्यालय19 km
  • Police stationAdarsh Police Station23 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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