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About Rangru Village

Rangru is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 36 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 124.34 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 36
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rangru compares

By the 2011 count Rangru is the 331st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 124.34 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1062.

Getting to Rangru

The census records public bus service for Rangru 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rangru from other places

Rangru lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 4.3 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 Rangru
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Rangru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangru village had a population of 78. That makes it the 331st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Rangru village has 36 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangru has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Rangru is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangru covers 124.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangru falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rangru is Panchrukhi, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rangru.

Rangru is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangru is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 4.3 km away. Palampur is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadli (under 2 km), Patguali (under 2 km) and Gagahan (under 2 km).

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

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