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About Rangsapara Village

Rangsapara is a mid sized village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 431 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangsapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangsapara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 820
Male Population 431
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rangsapara compares

By the 2011 count Rangsapara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Rangsapara

Rangsapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rangsapara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rangsapara from other places

Rangsapara lies about 10 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhupdhara, about 53 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 Rangsapara
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 10 km
Nearest town Nongstoin 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawshynrut 18 km
Nearest railway station Dhupdhara 53 km

Villages closest to Rangsapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangsapara village had a population of 820. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Rangsapara village has 431 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangsapara has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Rangsapara is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangsapara falls under Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Rangsapara is Dhupdhara, about 53 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rangsapara.

Rangsapara is about 10 km from West Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangsapara is in Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. West Khasi Hills is about 10 km away. Nongstoin is about 16 km away. Mawshynrut is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongdron (9.5 km), Nongkrong (9.5 km) and Nongrongdu (9.5 km).

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

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