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About Arangi Village

Arangi is a small village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 219 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,215 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arangi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 214.68 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 219
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,215
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arangi compares

By the 2011 count Arangi is the 176th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 214.68 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Arangi

Arangi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arangi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arangi from other places

Arangi lies about 77 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 58 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 Arangi
Nearest town Saraipali 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 32 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 58 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 77 km

Villages closest to Arangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arangi village had a population of 485. That makes it the 176th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Arangi village has 219 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arangi has about 1215 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Arangi is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arangi covers 214.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arangi falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Arangi is Bagbahra, about 58 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Arangi is about 77 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arangi is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 31 km away. Pithora is about 32 km away. Bagbahra is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arangitukda Naya (under 2 km), Narsaiya Pallam (2.3 km) and Jabalpur (2.8 km).

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

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