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About Rangra Village

Rangra is one of the larger villages in Rangra Chowk tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,651, made up of 9,366 males and 8,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1732 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Rangra Chowk
Pincode 853204
Area (hectares) 1732 hectares
Population 17,651
Male Population 9,366
Female Population 8,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rangra compares

By the 2011 count Rangra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 10,032 residents. Its 1732 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Rangra

Rangra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rangra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rangra from other places

Rangra lies about 26 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Katareah, about 2.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rangra
Nearest railway station Katareah 2.4 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rangra Chowk 26 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 26 km

Villages closest to Rangra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rangra Chowk tehsil.

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 Rangra

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangra village had a population of 17,651. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 10,032 residents.

Rangra village has 9,366 males and 8,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangra has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Rangra is 853204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangra covers 1732 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rangra falls under Rangra Chowk tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rangra is Katareah, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Rangra is about 26 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangra is in Rangra Chowk tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Katareah is about 2.4 km away. Naugachhia is about 8.8 km away. Rangra Chowk is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangra Milik (under 2 km), Hajipur Milik (4.1 km) and Madrauni Gobindpur Kausli (4.1 km).

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

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