# Rangarh Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur 

# Rangarh

Rangarh is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177042**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 59 households**, the 115th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 229people (2011)
- 59households
- 67.4%literacy
- 177042PIN code

## Rangarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rangarh is 177042.** Rangarh falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177042
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016683

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

## How far is Rangarh from nearby towns?

- Nadaun (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)8 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 Rangarh?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Rangarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhaler
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rail
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Rangarh known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 44% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rangarh

Of every 100 households in Rangarh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Rangarh · ■ Nadaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**13%

Tap water ****3%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**78%

Use banking services ****97%**

**90%

Television ****78%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Rangarh?

■ Rangarh · ■ Nadaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**869

Working population ****71.6%**

**61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 66.3% for women. 73% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 70 (43%) · **■** Marginal 39 (24%)

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 Nadaun

- Treti231 people
- Baroi230 people
- Gori230 people
- Kheri230 people
- Tarkheri229 people
- Sai225 people
- Pukhru Palakhar224 people
- Bhadrol223 people

[All 371 villages in Nadaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rangarh?177042
- How far is Rangarh from Hamirpur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Rangarh?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangarh in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rangarh?67.4% (Census 2011)