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About Ranguwal Village

Ranguwal is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 75 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranguwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranguwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 39.16 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 75
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranguwal compares

By the 2011 count Ranguwal is the 169th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 39.16 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Ranguwal

The census records public bus service for Ranguwal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranguwal from other places

Ranguwal lies about 43 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 9.4 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 Ranguwal
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 9.4 km
Nearest town Baddi 14 km
District headquarters Solan 43 km

Villages closest to Ranguwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranguwal village had a population of 155. That makes it the 169th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Ranguwal village has 75 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranguwal has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Ranguwal is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranguwal covers 39.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranguwal falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranguwal is Ghanauli, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ranguwal.

Ranguwal is about 43 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranguwal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 3.2 km away. Ghanauli is about 9.4 km away. Baddi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpura (under 2 km), Thanthewal (under 2 km) and Musewal (under 2 km).

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

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