About Mangwal Village

Mangwal is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 415 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, 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	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	70.7 hectares
Population	827
Male Population	415
Female Population	412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangwal compares

By the 2011 count Mangwal is the 52nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 70.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mangwal

Mangwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangwal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mangwal from other places

Mangwal lies about 49 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 7.7 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	Kandwal	7.7 km
Nearest town	Mamun	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	15 km
District headquarters	Kangra	49 km

Villages closest to Mangwal

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.

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Common questions about Mangwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangwal village had a population of 827. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Mangwal village has 415 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangwal has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Mangwal is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangwal covers 70.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mangwal is Kandwal, about 7.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mangwal.

Mangwal is about 49 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 7.7 km away. Mamun is about 10 km away. Nurpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.