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About Mangote Village

Mangote is a mid sized village in Nowshehra tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 789 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1518.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangote village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Nowshehra
Pincode 185151
Area (hectares) 1518.8 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 789
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangote compares

By the 2011 count Mangote is the 24th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 1518.8 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Mangote

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

Mangote lies about 17 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 64 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 Mangote
Nearest town Rajaori 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nowshehra 15 km
District headquarters Rajouri 17 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 64 km

Villages closest to Mangote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangote village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 24th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Mangote village has 789 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangote has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Mangote is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangote covers 1518.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mangote falls under Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mangote is Dugga, about 64 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 Mangote.

Mangote is about 17 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangote is in Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajaori is about 10 km away. Nowshehra is about 15 km away. Rajouri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunjana Khanka (8.0 km), Pokharni (8.0 km) and Narian (8.7 km).

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

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