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About Mangehr Village

Mangehr is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 127 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176065, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176065
Area (hectares) 137.94 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 127
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangehr compares

By the 2011 count Mangehr is the 26th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 137.94 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Mangehr

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

Mangehr lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 7.3 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 Mangehr
Nearest railway station Paror 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Mangehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangehr village had a population of 269. That makes it the 26th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Mangehr village has 127 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangehr has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Mangehr is 176065. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangehr covers 137.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mangehr falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mangehr is Paror, about 7.3 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 Mangehr.

Mangehr is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangehr is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 7.3 km away. Dhira is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajhun Khas (under 2 km), Gadiara (under 2 km) and Baggi (under 2 km).

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

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