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About Rangehr Village

Rangehr is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 79 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,278 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 79
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,278
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 Rangehr compares

By the 2011 count Rangehr is the 58th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Rangehr

Rangehr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rangehr 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 Rangehr from other places

Rangehr lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 15 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 Rangehr
Nearest town Dharamsala 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 26 km

Villages closest to Rangehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangehr village had a population of 180. That makes it the 58th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Rangehr village has 79 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangehr has about 1278 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Rangehr is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangehr covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangehr falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rangehr is Kangra Mandir, about 15 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 Rangehr.

Rangehr is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangehr is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharialu (4.3 km), Bher (5.4 km) and Bhatehr (5.5 km).

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

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