# Rangar Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Rangar

Rangar is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176303**. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 48 households**, the 53rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 254people (2011)
- 48households
- 75.6%literacy
- 176303PIN code

## Rangar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rangar is 176303.** Rangar falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176303
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007354

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rangar from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)19 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Rangar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Rangar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bagdhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rangar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 16% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rangar

Of every 100 households in Rangar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rangar · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****96%**

**89%

Television ****69%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****20%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rangar?

■ Rangar · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**937

Working population ****29.9%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 65.2% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 40 (53%) · **■** Marginal 32 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dalhousie

- Dhar Kolian267 people
- Dhar265 people
- Manjdhar257 people
- Bakan256 people
- Dhalog253 people
- Kallar250 people
- Betina240 people
- Barinni231 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rangar?176303
- How far is Rangar from Chamba?22 km by road
- What is the population of Rangar?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangar in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rangar?75.6% (Census 2011)