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About Mangarh Village

Mangarh is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 334 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 334
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mangarh compares

By the 2011 count Mangarh is the 163rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Mangarh

Mangarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangarh from other places

Mangarh lies about 46 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 14 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 Mangarh
Nearest railway station Qadian 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 20 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Mangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangarh village had a population of 653. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Mangarh village has 334 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangarh has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Mangarh is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangarh covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangarh falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mangarh is Qadian, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mangarh.

Mangarh is about 46 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangarh is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Qadian is about 14 km away. Dasua is about 20 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gill (2.2 km), Rampur 639 (4.5 km) and Kotsitar Khan (6.4 km).

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

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