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About Mastrang Village

Mastrang is a small village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mastrang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mastrang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Sangla
Pincode 172106
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 52
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mastrang compares

By the 2011 count Mastrang is the 24th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Mastrang

Mastrang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mastrang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mastrang from other places

Mastrang lies about 26 km from Kinnaur, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 120 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 Mastrang
Tehsil headquarters Sangla 13 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 26 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 106 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 120 km

Villages closest to Mastrang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mastrang village had a population of 52. That makes it the 24th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

The pincode recorded for Mastrang is 172106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mastrang covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mastrang falls under Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mastrang is Shimla, about 120 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 10+ km distance for Mastrang.

Mastrang is about 26 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mastrang is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. Sangla is about 13 km away. Kinnaur is about 26 km away. Mussoorie is about 106 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakchham (4.2 km), Chhitkul (4.8 km) and Batseri (9.2 km).

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

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