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About Ranga Village

Ranga is a small village in Solan tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 139 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Solan
Pincode 173230
Area (hectares) 48.92 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 139
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Ranga compares

By the 2011 count Ranga is the 53rd largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 149 residents. Its 48.92 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Ranga

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

Ranga 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 Ranga
Tehsil headquarters Solan 6.9 km

Villages closest to Ranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranga village had a population of 278. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 149 residents.

Ranga village has 139 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranga has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Ranga is 173230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranga covers 48.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranga falls under Solan tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ranga 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 Ranga.

Ranga 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Shamror (under 2 km), Anun (under 2 km) and Seola Brati (under 2 km).

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

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