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About Beh Ranga Village

Beh Ranga is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 427 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beh Ranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beh Ranga village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144222
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 427
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Beh Ranga compares

By the 2011 count Beh Ranga is the 112th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Beh Ranga

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

Beh Ranga lies about 61 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, about under 2 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 Beh Ranga
Nearest railway station Bhangala under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 7.7 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 7.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 61 km

Villages closest to Beh Ranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Beh Ranga village had a population of 845. That makes it the 112th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Beh Ranga village has 427 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beh Ranga has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Beh Ranga is 144222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beh Ranga covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beh Ranga falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Beh Ranga is Bhangala, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Beh Ranga.

Beh Ranga is about 61 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beh Ranga is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bhangala is about under 2 km away. Mukerian is about 7.7 km away. Mukeriān is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranga (under 2 km), Har Chand (under 2 km) and Sahota (under 2 km).

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

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