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About Rangarua Village

Rangarua is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 759 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Rangarua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangarua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 1,417
Male Population 759
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rangarua compares

By the 2011 count Rangarua is the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,181 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Rangarua

Rangarua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rangarua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rangarua from other places

Rangarua lies about 182 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about under 2 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 Rangarua
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat under 2 km
Nearest town Rusera 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 35 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 182 km

Villages closest to Rangarua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagdishpur 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 Rangarua

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangarua village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,181 residents.

Rangarua village has 759 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangarua has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Rangarua covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rangarua falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rangarua is Angar Ghat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rangarua.

Rangarua is about 182 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangarua is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Angar Ghat is about under 2 km away. Rusera is about 13 km away. Jagdishpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Geyanpura (13 km), Lakhanpura (13 km) and Chakwa (18 km).

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

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