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About Mangrela Village

Mangrela is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 227 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangrela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangrela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 134.11 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 227
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangrela compares

By the 2011 count Mangrela is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 134.11 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Mangrela

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

Mangrela lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Barial Himachal, about 9.2 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 Mangrela
Nearest railway station Barial Himachal 9.2 km
Nearest town Talwāra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Mangrela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangrela village had a population of 467. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Mangrela village has 227 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangrela has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Mangrela is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangrela covers 134.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangrela falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mangrela is Barial Himachal, about 9.2 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 Mangrela.

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

Mangrela is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Barial Himachal is about 9.2 km away. Talwāra is about 13 km away. Baroh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiar (4.2 km), Nand (4.5 km) and Jagni (9.8 km).

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

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