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About Terang Village

Terang is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 53 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Terang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 53
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Terang compares

By the 2011 count Terang is the 165th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Terang

Terang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Terang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Terang from other places

Terang lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 46 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 Terang
Nearest town Sundarnagar 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 46 km

Villages closest to Terang

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 Terang

As per the Census of India 2011, Terang village had a population of 96. That makes it the 165th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Terang village has 53 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terang has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Terang is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Terang covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Terang is Kiratpur Sahib, about 46 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Terang.

Terang is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Terang is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 6.1 km away. Padhar is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 26 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 Shilag (under 2 km), Ghamarda (2.1 km) and Cheli (3.5 km).

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

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