About Raang Village

Raang is a small village in Kalpa tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 204 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Kalpa
Pincode	172107
Area (hectares)	179.57 hectares
Population	388
Male Population	204
Female Population	184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raang compares

By the 2011 count Raang is the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 179.57 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1002.

Getting to Raang

Raang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Raang from other places

Raang lies about 6.6 km from Kinnaur. 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 Raang
District headquarters	Kinnaur	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalpa	11 km
Nearest town	Shimla	126 km

Villages closest to Raang

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

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Common questions about Raang

As per the Census of India 2011, Raang village had a population of 388. That makes it the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Raang village has 204 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raang has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Raang is 172107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raang covers 179.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raang falls under Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Raang 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raang.

Raang is about 6.6 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raang is in Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district. Kinnaur is about 6.6 km away. Kalpa is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 126 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.