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About Mangrot Village

Mangrot is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 330 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangrot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangrot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 370.3 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 330
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangrot compares

By the 2011 count Mangrot is the 36th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 370.3 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 919.

Getting to Mangrot

Mangrot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mangrot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mangrot from other places

Mangrot lies about 12 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 44 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 Mangrot
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 9.3 km
District headquarters Rajouri 12 km
Nearest town Rajaori 19 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 44 km

Villages closest to Mangrot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangrot village had a population of 645. That makes it the 36th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Mangrot village has 330 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangrot has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Mangrot is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangrot covers 370.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mangrot falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mangrot is Dugga, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mangrot.

Mangrot is about 12 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangrot is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 9.3 km away. Rajouri is about 12 km away. Rajaori is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangot (under 2 km), Sonchal (2.4 km) and Dhanti (2.6 km).

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

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