About Rangchaura Village

Rangchaura is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 151 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangchaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangchaura village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246413
Area (hectares)	121.06 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	151
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	841
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangchaura compares

By the 2011 count Rangchaura is the 85th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 121.06 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Rangchaura

Rangchaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rangchaura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rangchaura from other places

Rangchaura lies about 48 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 68 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 Rangchaura
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	9.7 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	48 km
Nearest town	Almora	53 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	68 km

Villages closest to Rangchaura

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

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Common questions about Rangchaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangchaura village had a population of 278. That makes it the 85th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Rangchaura village has 151 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangchaura has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Rangchaura is 246413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangchaura covers 121.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangchaura falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rangchaura is Ramnagar, about 68 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rangchaura.

Rangchaura is about 48 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangchaura is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 9.7 km away. Chamoli is about 48 km away. Almora is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.