About Sangla Village

Sangla is a large village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,244, made up of 1,119 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Sangla
Pincode	172106
Area (hectares)	309 hectares
Population	2,244
Male Population	1,119
Female Population	1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangla compares

By the 2011 count Sangla is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 815.

Getting to Sangla

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

Sangla lies about 18 km from Kinnaur, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 111 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 Sangla
District headquarters	Kinnaur	18 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	110 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	111 km

Villages closest to Sangla

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.

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Common questions about Sangla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangla village had a population of 2,244. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Sangla village has 1,119 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangla has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 815.

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

Sangla covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sangla is Shimla, about 111 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sangla.

Sangla is about 18 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangla is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. Kinnaur is about 18 km away. Mussoorie is about 110 km away. Shimla is about 111 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.