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About Mangal Lekh Village

Mangal Lekh is a mid sized village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 315 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangal Lekh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangal Lekh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 491.86 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 315
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangal Lekh compares

By the 2011 count Mangal Lekh is the 21st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 491.86 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 990.

Getting to Mangal Lekh

Mangal Lekh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mangal Lekh 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangal Lekh from other places

Mangal Lekh lies about 15 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 20 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 Mangal Lekh
District headquarters Champawat 15 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pati 22 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 43 km

Villages closest to Mangal Lekh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pati 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 Mangal Lekh

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangal Lekh village had a population of 596. That makes it the 21st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Mangal Lekh village has 315 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangal Lekh has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Mangal Lekh is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangal Lekh covers 491.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mangal Lekh falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mangal Lekh is Tanakpur, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mangal Lekh.

Mangal Lekh is about 15 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangal Lekh is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 15 km away. Tanakpur is about 20 km away. Pati is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanda Talla (3.6 km), Tanda Malla (3.8 km) and Chamtola (4.2 km).

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

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