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About Tarangala Village

Tarangala is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 18 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarangala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 18
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Tarangala compares

By the 2011 count Tarangala is the 164th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1045.

Getting to Tarangala

Tarangala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarangala 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 Tarangala from other places

Tarangala lies about 6.9 km from Solan. 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 Tarangala
District headquarters Solan 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 27 km

Villages closest to Tarangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarangala village had a population of 33. That makes it the 164th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Tarangala village has 18 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarangala has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Tarangala is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarangala covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarangala falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tarangala notes the nearest railway station 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 Tarangala.

Tarangala is about 6.9 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarangala is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Solan is about 6.9 km away. Krishangarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panjoa (2.0 km), Gharsi Brahmana (2.1 km) and Gharsi Kanaitan (2.1 km).

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

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