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About Rangbe Village

Rangbe is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 52 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangbe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangbe village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175133
Area (hectares) 33.51 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 52
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangbe compares

By the 2011 count Rangbe is the 26th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 33.51 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Rangbe

Rangbe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rangbe as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Rangbe from other places

Rangbe lies about 126 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 11 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 Rangbe
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Lahul 31 km
Nearest town Talwāra 33 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 126 km

Villages closest to Rangbe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangbe village had a population of 109. That makes it the 26th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Rangbe village has 52 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangbe has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Rangbe is 175133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangbe covers 33.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangbe falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rangbe is Amb Andaura, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rangbe.

Rangbe is about 126 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangbe is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Amb Andaura is about 11 km away. Lahul is about 31 km away. Talwāra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhika Be (under 2 km), Telangbe (under 2 km) and Rashil (16 km).

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

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