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About Mangarh Village

Mangarh is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 85 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 92.73 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 85
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mangarh compares

By the 2011 count Mangarh is the 179th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 92.73 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Mangarh

Mangarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mangarh 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangarh from other places

Mangarh lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Mangarh
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 9.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Talwāra 30 km

Villages closest to Mangarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Mangarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangarh village had a population of 186. That makes it the 179th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Mangarh village has 85 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangarh has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Mangarh is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangarh covers 92.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangarh falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mangarh is Tripal, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mangarh.

Mangarh is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangarh is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 5.5 km away. Tripal is about 9.1 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gher (under 2 km), Paleta (under 2 km) and Amblahr (under 2 km).

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

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