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Mansa (359)

मंसा
Churah mandal
Pincode 176316
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Mansa (359) observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Himachal Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Himachal Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Homdei
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LGD code
6787
Pincode
176316
Post office
Bhanjraru-Tissa
Population
318
Households
59
Literacy rate
47.8%
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000♂
Workers
174
Census 2011 · in context

How Mansa (359) compares

By population, Mansa (359) ranks #108 of 312 villages in Churah mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.8%
−3.4% vs mandal average
Mansa (359)47.8%
Churah mandal51.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
951
−16 vs mandal average
Mansa (359)951
Churah mandal967
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
Mansa (359)5.4
Churah mandal5.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Mansa (359) at a glance

Mansa (359) is a village of 318 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Churah tehsil, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, the 108th-largest of 312 villages in Churah tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 951 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 176316, served by Bhanjraru-Tissa post office; the LGD village code is 6787. The sarpanch is Homdei, and the village votes in Churah assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hans Raj. The population is estimated at 375 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Mansa (359)

LGD code
6787
Pincode
176316
Post office
Bhanjraru-Tissa
Population (Census 2011)
318
Population (projected 2026)
375
Households
59
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
951
Literacy rate
47.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kangra
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Churah
Member of Parliament
Rajeev Bhardwaj
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hans Raj
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Homdei
Block / Mandal
Churah
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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