Mangleshwar Devata Temple, Balag Himachal Pradesh
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Village temple directory · Theog Tehsil · Himachal Pradesh
॥ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः ॥
Temples near Podal, Theog, Shimlaपोडल(213)
No temple inside Podal is mapped in HinduTone's directory yet. The nearest recorded temples are Mangleshwar Devata Temple, Balag Himachal Pradesh (4.0 km), Kali Mata Mandir (10 km) and Stone Kumbh (12 km).
3 temples nearby2 deities1 full temple guideNearest documented temple: Jakhu (Jakhoo) Temple · 17 kmPopulation 292PIN 171201
About Podal
Podal is a village in Theog tehsil, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with 292 people in 50 households (Census 2011). No temple inside the village is mapped yet; the 3 nearest recorded temples are listed below with straight-line distances. The Shimla district centre is about 18 km away in a straight line.
- Population
- 292
- Households
- 50
- Literacy
- 86.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 females / 1,000 males
- Gram panchayat
- Dharech
- PIN code
- 171201
Temples nearest to Podal
No temple inside Podal is in our records yet. If the village has a temple — a grama devata shrine, a Ramalayam, a Shiva or Devi temple — write to info@hindutone.com with its name and location and we will verify and add it here.
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Kali Mata Mandir
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Deity not yet recorded1 temple
Stone Kumbh
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Prayers for the deities of Podal
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Temples around Podal on the map
How to reach Podal
- Shimla (district centre)≈ 18 km
- Jakhu (Jakhoo) Temple, Shimla≈ 17 km
Straight-line distances from the village centre; road distances are longer. Coordinates 31.0174° N, 77.3340° E.
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Nearby temples and villages
Temple guides within 40 km
- Jakhu (Jakhoo) Temple, Shimla≈ 17 km
- Tara Devi Temple, Shimla≈ 19 km
- Bijat Maharaj Temple≈ 21 km
Other villages in Theog with temples
- Shai (27)≈ 4.0 km · 1 temple
Straight-line distances.
Questions about temples near Podal
Is there a temple in Podal?
No temple inside Podal is recorded in HinduTone's directory yet. The nearest recorded temples are Mangleshwar Devata Temple, Balag Himachal Pradesh (4.0 km), Kali Mata Mandir (10 km) and Stone Kumbh (12 km) (straight-line distance). If Podal has a temple, write to info@hindutone.com and we will verify and add it.
How far is Podal from Shimla?
About 18 km in a straight line from the Shimla district centre; road distance is longer.
Which well-documented temples are near Podal?
Jakhu (Jakhoo) Temple, Shimla (about 17 km), Tara Devi Temple, Shimla (about 19 km) and Bijat Maharaj Temple (about 21 km) — each has a source-checked HinduTone guide.
Sources and verification
- Population, households, literacy, sex ratio and area: Census of India 2011; gram panchayat and PIN code: LGD and India Post (GODL-India).
- Village, tehsil and district names and codes: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Census of India 2011, used under the Government Open Data License – India.
- Temple names and locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL).
- Temple records: Wikidata (CC0).
- Temple guides marked “Sources checked” cite their own sources on each temple page.
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