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About Rangian Village

Rangian is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 374 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147005
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 374
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rangian compares

By the 2011 count Rangian is the 158th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Rangian

Rangian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rangian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rangian from other places

Rangian lies about 28 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about 4.8 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 Rangian
Nearest railway station Sarai Banjara 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 7.1 km
District headquarters Patiala 28 km

Villages closest to Rangian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangian village had a population of 693. That makes it the 158th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Rangian village has 374 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangian has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Rangian is 147005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangian covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangian falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rangian is Sarai Banjara, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rangian.

Rangian is about 28 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangian is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sarai Banjara is about 4.8 km away. Rajpura is about 7.1 km away. Patiala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haryaon (1.6 km), Ugani (1.6 km) and Naina (1.8 km).

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

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