About Ghangal Village

Ghangal is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 734 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghangal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sundarnagar
Pincode	174401
Area (hectares)	102.19 hectares
Population	1,432
Male Population	734
Female Population	698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghangal compares

By the 2011 count Ghangal is the 12th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 102.19 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ghangal

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

Ghangal lies about 9.6 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 42 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 Ghangal
District headquarters	Mandi	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarnagar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	42 km

Villages closest to Ghangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghangal village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 12th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Ghangal village has 734 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghangal has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ghangal is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghangal covers 102.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghangal falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghangal is Buffer Stop, about 42 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 Ghangal.

Ghangal is about 9.6 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghangal is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 9.6 km away. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Buffer Stop is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.