About Mangu Village

Mangu is a mid sized village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 408 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	327 hectares
Population	783
Male Population	408
Female Population	375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangu compares

By the 2011 count Mangu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Mangu

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

Mangu lies about 23 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 24 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 Mangu
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	23 km
District headquarters	Solan	23 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	24 km

Villages closest to Mangu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangu village had a population of 783. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Mangu village has 408 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangu has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Mangu is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangu covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangu falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mangu is Salogra, about 24 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 Mangu.

Mangu is about 23 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangu is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Darlaghat is about 23 km away. Solan is about 23 km away. Salogra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.