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About Mangal Village

Mangal is a small village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 139 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangal village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 1213 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 139
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangal compares

By the 2011 count Mangal is the 29th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 1213 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Mangal

Mangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mangal from other places

Mangal lies about 11 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 5.1 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 Mangal
Nearest town Curchorem 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Sanvordem Curchorem 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 7.1 km
District headquarters South Goa 11 km

Villages closest to Mangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Quepem 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 Mangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangal village had a population of 296. That makes it the 29th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Mangal village has 139 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangal has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Mangal is 403705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangal covers 1213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mangal falls under Quepem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Mangal is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 5.1 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mangal.

Mangal is about 11 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangal is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Curchorem is about 5.0 km away. Sanvordem Curchorem is about 5.1 km away. Quepem is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molcarnem (3.7 km), Molcopona (5.8 km) and Sirvoi (6.5 km).

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

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