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Rabda

Ranka mandal
Pincode 822125
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
pratima devi
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LGD code
347863
Pincode
822125
Post office
Ranka Raj
Population
715
Households
138
Literacy rate
52.2%
Sex ratio
975 ♀/1000♂
Workers
394
Distance to district centre
130 km
Distance to mandal centre
140 km
Distance to Ranchi
161 km
Distance to Kolkata
482 km
Nearest railway station
Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Lalgarh Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rabda compares

By population, Rabda ranks #44 of 81 villages in Ranka mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.2%
+6.9% vs mandal average
Rabda
52.2%
Ranka mandal
45.3%
Garhwa district
49.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
−1 vs mandal average
Rabda
975
Ranka mandal
976
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
Rabda
5.2
Ranka mandal
5.1

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

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Rabda at a glance

Rabda is a village of 715 people in 138 households (Census 2011) in Ranka block, Garhwa district, Jharkhand, the 44th-largest of 81 villages in Ranka block. Literacy is 52%, 7 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. It lies 130 km from the Garhwa district centre, 23 km from Okhargara, the nearest town, 13 km from Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 822125, served by Ranka Raj post office; the LGD village code is 347863. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lalgarh Hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is pratima devi, and the village votes in Barkagaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Roshan Lal Choudhary. The population is estimated at 843 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kanchanpur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Rabda · this village71552%
Rabda · Pratappur52747%0 km N
Rabda · Pratappur16444%0 km N
Rabda · Pratappur25854%0 km N
Rabda · Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*1,35446%0 km N
Rabda · Satbarwa1,86947%0 km N
Rabda · Nawa Bazar2,33551%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rabda

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)
3
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
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
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GARHWA
Distance to nearest town (km)
24
Distance to district HQ (km)
24
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KANCHANPUR
Total area (ha)
128.5
Irrigated area (ha)
20.45
Forest area (ha)
1.1

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

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Key facts — Rabda

LGD code
347863
Pincode
822125
Post office
Ranka Raj
Population (Census 2011)
715
Population (projected 2026)
843
Households
138
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
975
Literacy rate
52.2%
Coordinates
24.05226°N, 83.92578°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barkagaon
Member of Parliament
Manish Jaiswal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Roshan Lal Choudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
pratima devi
Block / Mandal
Ranka
Nearest railway station
McCluskieganj (112.6 km)
Getting there

How to reach Rabda

Mandal centre
Ranka · ≈ 140 km
≈ 4 h 47 min by car · 5 h 41 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Garhwa · ≈ 130 km
≈ 4 h 27 min by car · 5 h 17 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,737 people
Okhargara · ≈ 23 km
≈ 47 min by car · 56 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi161 kmcapital
  • Kolkata482 km
  • Delhi840 km
  • Hyderabad932 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station13 km
  • Hospital / PHCLalgarh Hospital12 km
  • ATM / bankSBI16 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump16 km
  • CollegeYodh Singh Namdhari Mahila Mahavidyalaya14 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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