Rania, Khunti

For other uses, see Rania.

Rania (spelled Raniiyan in census records) is a village in the Rania CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Rania
Village
Rania Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Rania Rania (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.779302°N 85.104546°E / 22.779302; 85.104546
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	862
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835216
Telephone/ STD code	06528
Vehicle registration	JH 23
Literacy	85.79%
Lok Sabha constituency	Khunti
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Torpa
Website	khunti.nic.in

Geography

8km
5miles

Dombari
Buru

North Karo
River

South Koel
River

Karkari
River

Perwaghagh Falls

T

Panchghagh Falls

T

Torpa

CT

Khunti

M

Maranghada

R

Birbanki

R

Ulihatu

R

Murhu

R

Kitahatu

R

Karra

R

Rania

R

Gobindpur

R

Arki

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in Khunti district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Rania is located at 22.779302°N 85.104546°E / 22.779302; 85.104546

Area overview

In the adjacent map the area shown is "undulating and covered with hills, hillocks and jungles (jungles/ forests are shown as shaded area in the map). The soil of the area is rocky, sandy and red loam upland. There are paddy fields only in the depressions. It has a gentle slope adjacent to the streams."^[1] A major part of the district is in the altitude range of 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft), with up to ± 200 m for some parts.^[2] In 2011, it had a density of population of 210 persons per sq km. Khunti is an overwhelmingly rural district with 91.5% of the population living in rural areas.^[3] Famous places in this area are Ulihatu, the birth place of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, and Dombari Buru, the central point of his activity.^[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Rania.^[5]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Rania CD block are located at Rania village.^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Raniyan had a total population of 862, of which 408 (47%) were males and 454 (53%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 109. The total number of literate persons in Raniyan was 646 (85.79% of the population over 6 years).^[7]

(*For language details see Rania block#Language and religion)

Education

S.S. High School Rania is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1974. It has facilities for teaching from IX to class XII. The school has a playground and library with 410 books.^[8]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 348 books and has 10 computers for learning and teaching purposes.^[9]

Healthcare

There is a Community Health Centre at Rania. There are 10 Health Sub Centres in Rania block.^[10]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 9-10: Topographical and geographical features. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
2. "Report on Slope, Aspect and Altitude of Khunti District, Jharkhand State" (PDF). Page 9: Physiography, Page 17: Altitude. Jharkhand Space Applications Centre, Department of Information Technology, Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 32: Census findings, population and its distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
4. "Places of Interest". Ulihatu and Dombari Buru. Khunti district administration. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
5. "District Police Profile - Khunti". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
6. "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Khunti district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
7. "District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 375006, pages 84-85. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
8. "SS HS Rania". Schools.org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
9. "Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Rania". Schools.org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
10. "Hospital List". Khunti district administration. Retrieved 30 October 2021.