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About Ansar Village

Ansar is a mid sized village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 254 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ansar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Aut
Pincode 175121
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 254
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ansar compares

By the 2011 count Ansar is the 23rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Ansar

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

Ansar lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 36 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 Ansar
Tehsil headquarters Aut 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 36 km

Villages closest to Ansar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ansar village had a population of 522. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Ansar village has 254 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ansar has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Ansar is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ansar covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ansar falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ansar is Adit Junction, about 36 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 <5 km distance for Ansar.

Ansar is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ansar is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Adit Junction is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Thujri (1.6 km), Sawakhari (1.9 km) and D P F Bagodh (2.3 km).

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

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