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About Mansa Village

Mansa is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 163 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mansa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 163
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mansa compares

By the 2011 count Mansa is the 106th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Mansa

Mansa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mansa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mansa from other places

Mansa lies about 13 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Mansa
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 13 km
District headquarters Chamba 13 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 53 km

Villages closest to Mansa

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 Mansa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mansa village had a population of 318. That makes it the 106th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Mansa village has 163 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mansa has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Mansa covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mansa is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mansa.

Mansa is about 13 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mansa is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 13 km away. Chamba is about 13 km away. Nurpur Road is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Mansa (under 2 km), Trakar Mansa (under 2 km) and Chalonj (under 2 km).

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

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