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About Rang Village

Rang is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 102 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 79.24 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 102
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rang compares

By the 2011 count Rang is the 84th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 79.24 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Rang

Rang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rang as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rang from other places

Rang lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 Rang
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 21 km

Villages closest to Rang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rang village had a population of 190. That makes it the 84th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Rang village has 102 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rang has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Rang is 176313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rang covers 79.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rang falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rang is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rang.

Rang is about 20 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rang is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghiuin (under 2 km), Hathola (under 2 km) and Khareda (under 2 km).

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

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