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- LGD code
- 538935
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population
- 2,206
- Households
- 522
- Literacy rate
- 77.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1081 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,018
- Distance to district centre
- 378 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 362 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 467 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 483 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thukaithad · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Doifodia · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rangi compares
By population, Rangi ranks #3 of 228 villages in Dhanora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.4%
+14.2% vs mandal average
Rangi77.4%
Dhanora mandal63.2%
Gadchiroli district66.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,081
+90 vs mandal average
Rangi1,081
Dhanora mandal991
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Rangi4.2
Dhanora mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rangi at a glance
Rangi is a village of 2,206 people in 522 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora taluka, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, the 3rd-largest of 228 villages in Dhanora taluka. Literacy is 77%, 14 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,081 women per 1,000 men. It lies 378 km from the Gadchiroli district centre, 43 km from Borgaon Buzurg, the nearest town, 8 km from Thukaithad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442606, served by Dhanora post office; the LGD village code is 538935. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Doifodia, 19 km away. The village votes in Brahmapuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Wadettiwar. The population is estimated at 2,601 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rangi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangi · this village | 2,206 | 77% | — |
| Tembrukheda · Dharni | 231 | 56% | 2.2 km SE |
| Baratanda · Dharni | 777 | 61% | 2.6 km S |
| Manjrod Khurd · Khaknar | 1,426 | 58% | 3.9 km N |
| Khidki Kalam · Dharni | 915 | 56% | 4.1 km E |
| Manjrod Kalan · Khaknar | 1,303 | 60% | 5.5 km N |
| Biroti · Dharni | 947 | 59% | 6 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rangi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 2
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GADCHIROLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,290.37
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 206.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 788.94
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rangi
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Key facts — Rangi
- LGD code
- 538935
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,206
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,601
- Households
- 522
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1081
- Literacy rate
- 77.4%
- Coordinates
- 21.36417°N, 76.63525°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gadchiroli-Chimur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Brahmapuri
- Member of Parliament
- Namdeo Kirsan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Wadettiwar
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanora
Getting there
How to reach Rangi
Nearest town · 12,520 people
Borgaon Buzurg · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 28 min by car · 1 h 45 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai467 kmcapital
- Hyderabad483 km
- Delhi808 km
- Bengaluru939 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThukaithad8 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Doifodia19 km
- Police stationPolice Station - Shikarpura43 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)