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About Mangasu Village

Mangasu is a mid sized village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 588 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 781 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 36.59 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 588
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 781
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangasu compares

By the 2011 count Mangasu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 36.59 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Mangasu

Mangasu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mangasu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mangasu from other places

Mangasu lies about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 38 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 Mangasu
Nearest town Srīnagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 18 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 18 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 38 km

Villages closest to Mangasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangasu village had a population of 1,047. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Mangasu village has 588 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangasu has about 781 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Mangasu is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangasu covers 36.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mangasu falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mangasu is Rishikesh, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mangasu.

Mangasu is about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangasu is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 17 km away. Devprayag is about 18 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurai (under 2 km), Pabela (under 2 km) and Jhald (1.6 km).

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

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