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About Ranga Village

Ranga is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 88 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140063, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranga village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140063
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 88
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Ranga compares

By the 2011 count Ranga is the 152nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Ranga

Ranga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranga 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 Ranga from other places

Ranga lies about 8.4 km from Rupnagar. 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 Chamkaur Sahib 6.7 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 8.4 km
Nearest town Ropar 8.4 km

Villages closest to Ranga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 170. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Ranga village has 88 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranga has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Ranga is 140063. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranga covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranga falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Ranga notes the nearest railway station 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 Ranga.

Ranga is about 8.4 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranga is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 6.7 km away. Rupnagar is about 8.4 km away. Ropar is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khizarpur (under 2 km), Assarpur (under 2 km) and Baman (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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