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About Mangla Village

Mangla is a large village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,027, made up of 1,500 males and 1,527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 452.34 hectares
Population 3,027
Male Population 1,500
Female Population 1,527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangla compares

By the 2011 count Mangla is the 9th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 452.34 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Mangla

Mangla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangla as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangla from other places

Mangla lies about 26 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mangla
Nearest railway station Dagori 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 19 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Mangla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilha tehsil.

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 Mangla

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangla village had a population of 3,027. That makes it the 9th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Mangla village has 1,500 males and 1,527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangla has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Mangla is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangla covers 452.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mangla falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mangla is Dagori, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Mangla.

Mangla is about 26 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangla is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 14 km away. Bilha is about 19 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beltukri (2.8 km), Durugdih (4.8 km) and Amaldiha (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mangla today is likely to be higher.

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