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About Mangra Village

Mangra is a large village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,459, made up of 1,250 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 592 hectares
Population 2,459
Male Population 1,250
Female Population 1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mangra compares

By the 2011 count Mangra is the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 592 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Mangra

Mangra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mangra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangra from other places

Mangra lies about 43 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Mangra, about under 2 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 Mangra
Nearest railway station Mangra under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 3.6 km
Nearest town Medininagar 18 km
District headquarters Latehar 43 km

Villages closest to Mangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangra village had a population of 2,459. That makes it the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Mangra village has 1,250 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangra has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Mangra is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangra covers 592 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangra falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mangra is Mangra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mangra.

Mangra is about 43 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangra is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Mangra is about under 2 km away. Barwadih is about 3.6 km away. Medininagar 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 Murgidih (under 2 km), Hendehas (2.4 km) and Khura (2.6 km).

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

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