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About Maglana Village

Maglana is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 141 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maglana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maglana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 106.72 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 141
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maglana compares

By the 2011 count Maglana is the 63rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 106.72 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Maglana

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

Maglana lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 17 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 Maglana
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 30 km

Villages closest to Maglana

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 Maglana

As per the Census of India 2011, Maglana village had a population of 285. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Maglana village has 141 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maglana has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Maglana covers 106.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Maglana is Buffer Stop, about 17 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 Maglana.

Maglana is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maglana is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 17 km away. Padhar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nashdarah (under 2 km), Shihli Khad (under 2 km) and Jhand (1.6 km).

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

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