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About Rangas Village

Rangas is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 146 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 53.4 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 146
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangas compares

By the 2011 count Rangas is the 78th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 53.4 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Rangas

Rangas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rangas 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. The nearest villages by name are Rail, Rajol, Rakkar and Ralian Di Bahal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rangas

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangas village had a population of 279. That makes it the 78th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Rangas village has 146 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangas has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Rangas is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangas covers 53.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Rangas notes the nearest railway station 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 Rangas.

Rangas is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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