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About Mangdhial Village

Mangdhial is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 299 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangdhial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangdhial village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 169.88 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 299
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mangdhial compares

By the 2011 count Mangdhial is the 89th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 169.88 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 971.

Getting to Mangdhial

Mangdhial is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangdhial as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mangdhial from other places

Mangdhial lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, 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 Mangdhial
Nearest railway station Bharmar 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 16 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Mangdhial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangdhial village had a population of 559. That makes it the 89th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Mangdhial village has 299 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangdhial has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Mangdhial is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangdhial covers 169.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangdhial falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mangdhial is Bharmar, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mangdhial.

Mangdhial is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangdhial is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 7.3 km away. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatar Jhikla (under 2 km), Pandora (under 2 km) and Chamral (1.8 km).

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

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