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About Mangalnar Village

Mangalnar is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 828 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangalnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangalnar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 590 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 828
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangalnar compares

By the 2011 count Mangalnar is the 31st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 590 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Mangalnar

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

Mangalnar lies about 17 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 70 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 Mangalnar
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 9.8 km
Nearest town Rajaori 9.8 km
District headquarters Rajouri 17 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 70 km

Villages closest to Mangalnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalnar village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 31st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Mangalnar village has 828 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalnar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Mangalnar is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalnar covers 590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangalnar falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mangalnar is Dugga, about 70 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 Mangalnar.

Mangalnar 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.

Mangalnar is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 9.8 km away. Rajaori is about 9.8 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 Kakora (under 2 km), Dabrot (2.4 km) and Katarmal (2.7 km).

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

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