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About Mial Village

Mial is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 73 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mial village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 62.61 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 73
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mial compares

By the 2011 count Mial is the 119th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 62.61 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Mial

Mial is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mial as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mial from other places

Mial lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Mial
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 26 km

Villages closest to Mial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mial village had a population of 150. That makes it the 119th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Mial village has 73 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mial has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Mial is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mial covers 62.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mial falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mial is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Mial.

Mial is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mial is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Kangra 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 Bhurtiyal (under 2 km), Gagnala (under 2 km) and Jhalal (under 2 km).

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

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