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- LGD code
- 367743
- Pincode
- 825406
- Post office
- Chouparan
- Population
- 659
- Households
- 111
- Literacy rate
- 64.6%
- Sex ratio
- 927 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 282
Census 2011 · in context
How Ranik compares
By population, Ranik ranks #92 of 266 villages in Chauparan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.6%
+8.2% vs mandal average
Ranik64.6%
Chauparan mandal56.4%
Hazaribagh district58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
927
−71 vs mandal average
Ranik927
Chauparan mandal998
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
Ranik5.9
Chauparan mandal5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ranik at a glance
Ranik is a village of 659 people in 111 households (Census 2011) in Chauparan block, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, the 92nd-largest of 266 villages in Chauparan block. Literacy is 65%, 8 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 825406, served by Chouparan post office; the LGD village code is 367743. The village votes in Jamua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manju Kumari. The population is estimated at 777 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranik
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- 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
- JHUMRI TILAIYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 44
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 59
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BELA
- Total area (ha)
- 57.44
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.92
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ranik
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ranik
- LGD code
- 367743
- Pincode
- 825406
- Post office
- Chouparan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 659
- Population (projected 2026)
- 777
- Households
- 111
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 927
- Literacy rate
- 64.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kodarma
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamua
- Member of Parliament
- Annpurna Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manju Kumari
- Block / Mandal
- Chauparan
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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