About Mongal Village

Mongal is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 120 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,217 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176099, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mongal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mongal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaisinghpur
Pincode	176099
Area (hectares)	153.58 hectares
Population	266
Male Population	120
Female Population	146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,217
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mongal compares

By the 2011 count Mongal is the 79th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 153.58 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Mongal

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

Mongal lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Mongal
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaisinghpur	20 km
Nearest town	Mandi	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	57 km

Villages closest to Mongal

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

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Common questions about Mongal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mongal village had a population of 266. That makes it the 79th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Mongal village has 120 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mongal has about 1217 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Mongal is 176099. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mongal covers 153.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mongal falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mongal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Mongal.

Mongal is about 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mongal is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.