About Wangal Village

Wangal is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 193 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wangal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176308
Area (hectares)	152 hectares
Population	377
Male Population	193
Female Population	184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wangal compares

By the 2011 count Wangal is the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Wangal

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

Wangal lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Wangal
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	4.5 km
District headquarters	Chamba	10 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	40 km

Villages closest to Wangal

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

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Common questions about Wangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Wangal village had a population of 377. That makes it the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Wangal village has 193 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wangal has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Wangal is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wangal covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wangal falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Wangal is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Wangal.

Wangal is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wangal is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 4.5 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.