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About Ahlang Village

Ahlang is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 94 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahlang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahlang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 136.15 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 94
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahlang compares

By the 2011 count Ahlang is the 107th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 136.15 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ahlang

Ahlang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ahlang as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ahlang from other places

Ahlang lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 14 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 Ahlang
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 34 km

Villages closest to Ahlang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahlang village had a population of 186. That makes it the 107th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Ahlang village has 94 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahlang has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ahlang is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahlang covers 136.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ahlang falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ahlang is Adit Junction, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ahlang.

Ahlang is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahlang is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Adit Junction is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Padhar is about 34 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 Hurang (under 2 km), Hurang (under 2 km) and Sudhar (under 2 km).

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

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