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About Mangat Village

Mangat is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 151 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangat village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 151
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mangat compares

By the 2011 count Mangat is the 292nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Mangat

The census records public bus service for Mangat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mangat from other places

Mangat lies about 42 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 3.5 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 Mangat
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 2.6 km
Nearest town Dasūya 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Dasuya 3.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Mangat

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 Mangat

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangat village had a population of 286. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Mangat village has 151 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangat has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Mangat is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangat covers 172 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.

Mangat falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mangat is Dasuya, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mangat.

Mangat is about 42 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangat is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 2.6 km away. Dasūya is about 2.6 km away. Dasuya is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jand (under 2 km), Chhangla (under 2 km) and Ludhiani (under 2 km).

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

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