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About Chhan Ranga Village

Chhan Ranga is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 129 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhan Ranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhan Ranga village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 129
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Chhan Ranga compares

By the 2011 count Chhan Ranga is the 149th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 904.

Getting to Chhan Ranga

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

How far is Chhan Ranga from other places

Chhan Ranga lies about 22 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 2.7 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 Chhan Ranga
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 6.4 km
Nearest town Sāmba 22 km
District headquarters Kathua 22 km

Villages closest to Chhan Ranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan Ranga village had a population of 238. That makes it the 149th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chhan Ranga village has 129 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan Ranga has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Chhan Ranga is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhan Ranga covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhan Ranga falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chhan Ranga is Chak Dayala, about 2.7 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 Chhan Ranga.

Chhan Ranga is about 22 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhan Ranga is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 2.7 km away. Hiranagar is about 6.4 km away. Sāmba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhan Datial (under 2 km), Candwan (under 2 km) and Sehswan (1.5 km).

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

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