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About Pingla Village

Pingla is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 184 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pingla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pingla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 96.78 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 184
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pingla compares

By the 2011 count Pingla is the 12th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 96.78 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 1032.

Getting to Pingla

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

Pingla lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 Pingla
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 3.4 km
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 32 km

Villages closest to Pingla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pingla village had a population of 386. That makes it the 12th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Pingla village has 184 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pingla has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Pingla is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pingla covers 96.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pingla falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pingla is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 Pingla.

Pingla is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pingla is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Bhadrota is about 3.4 km away. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambi (under 2 km), Karnal (under 2 km) and Kals (1.7 km).

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

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