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About Mangalya Village

Mangalya is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 731 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.08 hectares hectares.

Mangalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangalya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 207.08 hectares
Population 1,382
Male Population 731
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mangalya compares

By the 2011 count Mangalya is the 42nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 207.08 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mangalya

Mangalya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mangalya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangalya from other places

Mangalya lies about 32 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 8.4 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 Mangalya
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 14 km
District headquarters Indore 32 km

Villages closest to Mangalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalya village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Mangalya village has 731 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalya has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Mangalya covers 207.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mangalya falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mangalya is Patalpani Waterfall, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mangalya.

Mangalya is about 32 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalya is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Patalpani Waterfall is about 8.4 km away. Mhow is about 14 km away. Indore is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basipipri (2.3 km), Jam Buzurg (2.8 km) and Badiya (3.3 km).

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

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