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About Rengakathera Village

Rengakathera is a mid sized village in Ambagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 623 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rengakathera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rengakathera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Ambagarh
Pincode 495220
Area (hectares) 587.48 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 623
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rengakathera compares

By the 2011 count Rengakathera is the 12th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 657 residents. Its 587.48 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Rengakathera

Rengakathera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rengakathera 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 Rengakathera from other places

Rengakathera lies about 9.8 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 8.4 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 Rengakathera
Nearest railway station Bakal 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambagarh 9.8 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 9.8 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 9.8 km

Villages closest to Rengakathera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rengakathera village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 12th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 657 residents.

Rengakathera village has 623 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rengakathera has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

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

Rengakathera covers 587.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rengakathera falls under Ambagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rengakathera is Bakal, about 8.4 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 Rengakathera.

Rengakathera is about 9.8 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rengakathera is in Ambagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bakal is about 8.4 km away. Ambagarh is about 9.8 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semharbandha (4.5 km), Khursipar (4.8 km) and Bhansula (6.8 km).

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

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