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About Rangarh Village

Rangarh is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 116 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177042
Area (hectares) 49.67 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 116
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangarh compares

By the 2011 count Rangarh is the 110th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 49.67 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Rangarh

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

Rangarh lies about 33 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 20 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 Rangarh
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 12 km
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 20 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 33 km
Nearest town Talwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Rangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangarh village had a population of 229. That makes it the 110th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Rangarh village has 116 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangarh has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Rangarh is 177042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangarh covers 49.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangarh falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rangarh is Chintpurni Marg, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rangarh.

Rangarh is about 33 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangarh is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 12 km away. Chintpurni Marg is about 20 km away. Hamirpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damoti (under 2 km), Dangri (2.5 km) and Sukrala (3.0 km).

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

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