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About Rangarh Village

Rangarh is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 134 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 134
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangarh compares

By the 2011 count Rangarh is the 57th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Rangarh

Rangarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rangarh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rangarh from other places

Rangarh lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Rangarh
Nearest town Sundarnagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km

Villages closest to Rangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangarh village had a population of 251. That makes it the 57th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Rangarh village has 134 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangarh has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Rangarh is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangarh covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangarh falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rangarh is Summer Hill, about 32 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rangarh.

Rangarh is about 38 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangarh is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Nihri is about 26 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari (under 2 km), Manah (under 2 km) and Banthal (2.1 km).

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

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