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About Rangachang Village

Rangachang is a small village in Port Blair tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 214 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.15 hectares hectares.

Rangachang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangachang village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Port Blair
Area (hectares) 87.15 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 214
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 794
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangachang compares

By the 2011 count Rangachang is the 20th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,133 residents. Its 87.15 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 790.

Getting to Rangachang

Rangachang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rangachang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pahargaon Part, Prothrapur, R M Point and Radha Nagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rangachang

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangachang village had a population of 384. That makes it the 20th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,133 residents.

Rangachang village has 214 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangachang has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 790.

Rangachang covers 87.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangachang falls under Port Blair tehsil of South Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Rangachang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rangachang.

Rangachang is in Port Blair tehsil of South Andaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rangachang today is likely to be higher.

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