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About Mord Village

Mord is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 184 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mord Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mord village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 83.07 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 184
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mord compares

By the 2011 count Mord is the 34th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 83.07 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Mord

Mord is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mord as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mord from other places

Mord lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 28 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 Mord
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km
Nearest town Nangal 46 km

Villages closest to Mord

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mord village had a population of 391. That makes it the 34th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Mord village has 184 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mord has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Mord is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mord covers 83.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mord falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mord is Jawalamukhi Road, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mord.

Mord is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mord is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 9.7 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 28 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholas (under 2 km), Kharota (under 2 km) and Kaithal (1.5 km).

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

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