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About Mangarh Village

Mangarh is a mid sized village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 383 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 661 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 383
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangarh compares

By the 2011 count Mangarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 661 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Mangarh

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

Mangarh lies about 18 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 22 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 Mangarh
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 18 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 18 km
Nearest town Nāhan 22 km
Nearest railway station Barog 22 km

Villages closest to Mangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangarh village had a population of 753. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Mangarh village has 383 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangarh has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Mangarh is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangarh covers 661 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mangarh falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mangarh is Barog, about 22 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 Mangarh.

Mangarh is about 18 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangarh is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 18 km away. Sirmaur is about 18 km away. Nāhan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilbe Sitwar (under 2 km), Khaska Dingar (under 2 km) and Dingari Dhini (1.5 km).

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

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