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About Mangota Village

Mangota is a large village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,839, made up of 1,479 males and 1,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1397.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangota village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Thanamandi
Pincode 185212
Area (hectares) 1397.8 hectares
Population 2,839
Male Population 1,479
Female Population 1,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangota compares

By the 2011 count Mangota is the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1397.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 932.

Getting to Mangota

Mangota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mangota as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mangota from other places

Mangota 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 Mangota
Tehsil headquarters Thanamandi 1.9 km
District headquarters Rajouri 17 km
Nearest town Rajaori 18 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 64 km

Villages closest to Mangota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangota village had a population of 2,839. That makes it the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Mangota village has 1,479 males and 1,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangota has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Mangota is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangota covers 1397.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangota falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mangota 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mangota.

Mangota 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.

Mangota is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about 1.9 km away. Rajouri is about 17 km away. Rajaori is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danna (under 2 km), Dhowk (under 2 km) and Naili (under 2 km).

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

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