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About Mangala Village

Mangala is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 880, made up of 445 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572142
Area (hectares) 495.16 hectares
Population 880
Male Population 445
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangala compares

By the 2011 count Mangala is the 61st largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 495.16 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Mangala

Mangala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangala from other places

Mangala lies about 48 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 4.0 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 Mangala
Nearest railway station Siddapura 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 16 km
District headquarters Tumkur 48 km

Villages closest to Mangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangala village had a population of 880. That makes it the 61st largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Mangala village has 445 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangala has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Mangala is 572142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangala covers 495.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mangala falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mangala is Siddapura, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mangala.

Mangala is about 48 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangala is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 4.0 km away. Kunigal is about 16 km away. Tumkur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kithanamangala Amanikere (under 2 km), Kithanamangala Chaturbhaga (under 2 km) and Chikkajjanahalli (1.8 km).

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

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