About Algan Village

Algan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 113 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Algan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Algan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	175005
Area (hectares)	291 hectares
Population	220
Male Population	113
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Algan compares

By the 2011 count Algan is the 92nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Algan

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

Algan lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 28 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 Algan
District headquarters	Mandi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	19 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	28 km

Villages closest to Algan

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.

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Common questions about Algan

As per the Census of India 2011, Algan village had a population of 220. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Algan village has 113 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Algan has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Algan is 175005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Algan covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Algan is Buffer Stop, about 28 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 Algan.

Algan is about 12 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Algan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 12 km away. Padhar is about 19 km away. Buffer Stop is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.