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About Rahangi Village

Rahangi is a large village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,347, made up of 2,209 males and 2,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahangi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495220
Area (hectares) 688.05 hectares
Population 4,347
Male Population 2,209
Female Population 2,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rahangi compares

By the 2011 count Rahangi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 688.05 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Rahangi

Rahangi 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 Rahangi as Available. 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 Rahangi from other places

Rahangi lies about 12 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Chakarbhata, about 2.3 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 Rahangi
Nearest railway station Chakarbhata 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 6.4 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 12 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 12 km

Villages closest to Rahangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahangi village had a population of 4,347. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Rahangi village has 2,209 males and 2,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahangi has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Rahangi is 495220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahangi covers 688.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahangi falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rahangi is Chakarbhata, about 2.3 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Rahangi.

Rahangi is about 12 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahangi is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Chakarbhata is about 2.3 km away. Bilha is about 6.4 km away. Bilaspur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudhipar (2.1 km), Mohbhattha (2.1 km) and Jhalpha (2.6 km).

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

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