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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Navin Kumar
Contact: 91****2253
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- LGD code
- 238974
- Pincode
- 853204
- Post office
- Naugachia
- Population
- 17,651
- Households
- 3,346
- Literacy rate
- 48%
- Sex ratio
- 885 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,039
Census 2011 · in context
How Rangra compares
By population, Rangra ranks #2 of 13 villages in Rangra Chowk mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.0%
+3.5% vs mandal average
Rangra48.0%
Rangra Chowk mandal44.5%
Bhagalpur district51.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
885
+13 vs mandal average
Rangra885
Rangra Chowk mandal872
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Rangra5.3
Rangra Chowk mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rangra at a glance
Rangra is a village of 17,651 people in 3,346 households (Census 2011) in Rangra Chowk block, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, the 2nd-largest of 13 villages in Rangra Chowk block. Literacy is 48%, 4 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 853204, served by Naugachia post office; the LGD village code is 238974. The sarpanch is Navin Kumar. The population is estimated at 20,811 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rangra →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangra · this village | 17,651 | 48% | — |
| Rangha Milik · Rangra Chowk | 0 | — | — |
| Rangra Milik · Rangra Chowk | 0 | — | — |
| Hajipur Milik · Rangra Chowk | 0 | — | — |
| Hajipur Milik · Rangra Chowk | — | — | — |
| Hajipur Milik · Rangra Chowk | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rangra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- NAUGACHHIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Rangra
- Total area (ha)
- 1,732
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 516
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rangra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rangra
- LGD code
- 238974
- Pincode
- 853204
- Post office
- Naugachia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 17,651
- Population (projected 2026)
- 20,811
- Households
- 3,346
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 885
- Literacy rate
- 48.0%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Navin Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Rangra Chowk
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 853204
- PartapnagarNaugachhia mandal35,878 pop
- BhawanipurRangra Chowk mandal15,422 pop
- ParbattaIsmailpur mandal14,197 pop
- PakraNaugachhia mandal14,169 pop
- TetariNaugachhia mandal12,440 pop
- AbhiaGopalpur mandal11,527 pop
- KhagraNaugachhia mandal11,340 pop
- GoshaingaonGopalpur mandal11,326 pop
- SadhuaRangra Chowk mandal11,116 pop
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Other villages in Rangra Chowk mandal
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- Madrauni Pachhiarital
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- Madsudanpur
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- Rangha Milik
- Rangra Milik
- Sadhua
- Baniya Baisa
- Gobindpur Govind
- Govindpur
- Gyanidaspur
- Hajipur Milik
- Hajipur Milik
- Koskipur Sahoura
- Madrouni
- Madrouni Pachhiari Tola
- Murkichand Khara
- Sadhua Chapar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)