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About Kangoo Village

Kangoo is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 401 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangoo village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 186.2 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 401
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangoo compares

By the 2011 count Kangoo is the 33rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 186.2 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kangoo

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

Kangoo lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 38 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 Kangoo
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 38 km

Villages closest to Kangoo

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.

Common questions about Kangoo

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangoo village had a population of 816. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Kangoo village has 401 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangoo has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Kangoo covers 186.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kangoo is Kiratpur Sahib, about 38 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 Kangoo.

Kangoo is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangoo is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saroshi (under 2 km), Alsu (1.7 km) and Gamohu (1.9 km).

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

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