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About Mangalwas Village

Mangalwas is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 186 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangalwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangalwas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 186
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangalwas compares

By the 2011 count Mangalwas is the 97th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Mangalwas

Mangalwas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mangalwas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mangalwas from other places

Mangalwas lies about 28 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Mangalwas
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 28 km
District headquarters Chamba 28 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 66 km

Villages closest to Mangalwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalwas village had a population of 376. That makes it the 97th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Mangalwas village has 186 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalwas has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Mangalwas is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalwas covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangalwas falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mangalwas is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 <5 km distance for Mangalwas.

Mangalwas is about 28 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalwas is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 28 km away. Chamba is about 28 km away. Nurpur Road is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalli (under 2 km), Puntwar (under 2 km) and D P F Topi (under 2 km).

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

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