About Kangarang Village

Kangarang is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 21 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangarang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangarang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172118
Area (hectares)	603.88 hectares
Population	40
Male Population	21
Female Population	19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangarang compares

By the 2011 count Kangarang is the 71st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 603.88 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kangarang

Kangarang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kangarang as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kangarang from other places

Kangarang lies about 21 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 Kangarang
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	21 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	21 km
Nearest town	Shimla	100 km

Villages closest to Kangarang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangarang village had a population of 40. That makes it the 71st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Kangarang village has 21 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangarang has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kangarang is 172118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangarang covers 603.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kangarang falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kangarang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kangarang.

Kangarang is about 21 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangarang is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 21 km away. Kinnaur is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.