About Mangwal Village

Mangwal is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 62 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangwal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176056
Area (hectares)	32.31 hectares
Population	117
Male Population	62
Female Population	55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mangwal compares

By the 2011 count Mangwal is the 118th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 32.31 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Mangwal

Mangwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mangwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangwal from other places

Mangwal lies about 5.8 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 3.3 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 Mangwal
Nearest railway station	Samloti	3.3 km
District headquarters	Kangra	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	6.7 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	16 km

Villages closest to Mangwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Mangwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangwal village had a population of 117. That makes it the 118th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Mangwal village has 62 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangwal has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Mangwal is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangwal covers 32.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangwal falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mangwal is Samloti, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mangwal.

Mangwal is about 5.8 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangwal is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 3.3 km away. Kangra is about 5.8 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.