About Mangal Village

Mangal is a small village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 242 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181141
Area (hectares)	121.8 hectares
Population	465
Male Population	242
Female Population	223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangal compares

By the 2011 count Mangal is the 69th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 121.8 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Mangal

Mangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mangal from other places

Mangal lies about 20 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 9.5 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 Mangal
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	9.5 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	17 km
District headquarters	Jammu	20 km

Villages closest to Mangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangal village had a population of 465. That makes it the 69th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Mangal village has 242 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangal has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Mangal is 181141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangal covers 121.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangal falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mangal is Bari Brahman, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mangal.

Mangal is about 20 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangal is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 7.2 km away. Bari Brahman is about 9.5 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.