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About Rangatanr Village

Rangatanr is a mid sized village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 603 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangatanr village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 303.58 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 603
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Rangatanr compares

By the 2011 count Rangatanr is the 38th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 303.58 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Rangatanr

Rangatanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rangatanr 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 Puruldiha, Radhamadhabpur, Radhanagar and Rajgram. 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 Rangatanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangatanr village had a population of 1,168. That makes it the 38th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Rangatanr village has 603 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangatanr has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Rangatanr is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangatanr covers 303.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangatanr falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rangatanr 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 Rangatanr.

Rangatanr is in Manbazar I 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 Rangatanr today is likely to be higher.

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