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About Rarang Village

Rarang is a mid sized village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 777 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 21 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rarang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172118
Area (hectares) 393.58 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 777
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 21
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rarang compares

By the 2011 count Rarang is the 8th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 393.58 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Rarang

Rarang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rarang as Available within village. 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 Rarang from other places

Rarang 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 Rarang
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 6.6 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 6.6 km
Nearest town Shimla 126 km

Villages closest to Rarang

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.

Common questions about Rarang

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarang village had a population of 793. That makes it the 8th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Rarang village has 777 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarang has about 21 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

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

Rarang covers 393.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Rarang 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 km distance for Rarang.

Rarang 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.

Rarang is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 6.6 km away. Kinnaur is about 6.6 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.

The closest recorded villages are Palingi (7.3 km), Masrang (7.8 km) and Gramang (8.7 km).

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

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