# Mangalwas Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Mangalwas

Mangalwas is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **376 people in 64 households**, the 98th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 376people (2011)
- 64households
- 67.4%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Mangalwas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mangalwas is 176316.** Mangalwas falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006958

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mangalwas from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)70 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)70 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mangalwas?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Mangalwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ganed
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mangalwas known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and rice**. About 31% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mangalwas

Of every 100 households in Mangalwas in 2011, 97 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mangalwas · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****68%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mangalwas?

■ Mangalwas · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**1012

Working population ****69.7%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 57.6% for women. 67% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 86 (33%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 171 (65%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chaurah

- Shapriot400 people
- Kulthot397 people
- Jawari384 people
- Kareri377 people
- Juri362 people
- Sau362 people
- Kunda361 people
- Bihun355 people

[All 312 villages in Chaurah](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mangalwas?176316
- How far is Mangalwas from Chamba?70 km by road
- What is the population of Mangalwas?376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mangalwas in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mangalwas?67.4% (Census 2011)