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About Rangagara Village

Rangagara is a small village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 210 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangagara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 103.82 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 210
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Rangagara compares

By the 2011 count Rangagara is the 139th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 103.82 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Rangagara

Rangagara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rangagara 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. The nearest villages by name are Rajdaha, Rajdih, Raladih and Ramkanali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rangagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangagara village had a population of 450. That makes it the 139th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Rangagara village has 210 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangagara has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Rangagara is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangagara covers 103.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangagara falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

Rangagara is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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