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About Mangot Village

Mangot is a large village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,698, made up of 1,886 males and 1,812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2210.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ramban
Tehsil Banihal
Pincode 182146
Area (hectares) 2210.4 hectares
Population 3,698
Male Population 1,886
Female Population 1,812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Mangot compares

By the 2011 count Mangot is the 12th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 2210.4 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 940.

Getting to Mangot

Mangot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mangot 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 Mangot from other places

Mangot lies about 25 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Khari, about 6.8 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 Mangot
Nearest railway station Khari 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Banihal 7.7 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 17 km
District headquarters Ramban 25 km

Villages closest to Mangot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangot village had a population of 3,698. That makes it the 12th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Mangot village has 1,886 males and 1,812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangot has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Mangot is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangot covers 2210.4 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.

Mangot falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mangot is Khari, about 6.8 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 Mangot.

Mangot is about 25 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangot is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Khari is about 6.8 km away. Banihal is about 7.7 km away. Dooru Verinag 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 Chachahal (6.0 km), Karawa (6.8 km) and Ashar (6.8 km).

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

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