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About Langara Village

Langara is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 123 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Langara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Langara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 42.63 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 123
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Langara compares

By the 2011 count Langara is the 97th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 42.63 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Langara

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

Langara lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 16 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 Langara
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 21 km

Villages closest to Langara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Langara village had a population of 258. That makes it the 97th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Langara village has 123 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Langara has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Langara is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Langara covers 42.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Langara falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Langara is Joginder Nagar, about 16 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 Langara.

Langara is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Langara is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 16 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Langna (under 2 km), Chimnu (under 2 km) and Giuhani (under 2 km).

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

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