Ranga, Shikaripara, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 9, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ranga


The village Ranga is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 34 kilometers away from Ranga.

Travel and Communication for Ranga


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ranga


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Ranga is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Ranga is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Ranga


As per available data from the year 2009, 1017 persons live in 208 house holds in the village Ranga. There are 504 female individuals and 513 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.56% and males constitute 50.44% of the total population.

There are 511 scheduled tribes persons of which 265 are females and 246 are males. Females constitute 51.86% and males constitute 48.14% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 50.25% of the total population.

Population density of Ranga is 325.96 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ranga


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Total area of Ranga is 312 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 200.96 ha. About 150.01 ha is un-irrigated area. About 47.37 ha is irrigated area. About 18.24 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 12.5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 16.63 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 18.5 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 15.42 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 9.25 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 40.09 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 6.2 ha is culturable waste land. About 9.25 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 12.33 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Ranga


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Ranga.

There is a government middle school in the village Ranga.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Shikaripara, which is 5-10 kms away from Ranga.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Shikaripara, which is 5-10 kms away from Ranga.

Colleges in Ranga


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

Other Educational Facilities in Ranga


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

Healthcare Facilities in Ranga


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Ranga.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ranga.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Ranga.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Ranga.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Ranga.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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