About Rangol Village

Rangol is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 143 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	197.07 hectares
Population	272
Male Population	143
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangol compares

By the 2011 count Rangol is the 65th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 197.07 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Rangol

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

Rangol lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 10 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 Rangol
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	14 km
District headquarters	Shimla	14 km

Villages closest to Rangol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Rangol

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangol village had a population of 272. That makes it the 65th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Rangol village has 143 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangol has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Rangol is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangol covers 197.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangol falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rangol is Jutogh, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rangol.

Rangol is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangol is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla Rural is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.