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About Mandar Deru Village

Mandar Deru is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 359 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Mandar Deru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandar Deru village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 359
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 Mandar Deru compares

By the 2011 count Mandar Deru is the 97th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mandar Deru

Mandar Deru is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mandar Deru 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 Mandar Deru from other places

Mandar Deru lies about 24 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 13 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 Mandar Deru
Nearest railway station Punsia 13 km
Nearest town Godda 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 24 km
District headquarters Banka 24 km

Villages closest to Mandar Deru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya 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 Mandar Deru

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandar Deru village had a population of 720. That makes it the 97th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Mandar Deru village has 359 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandar Deru has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Mandar Deru covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mandar Deru falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mandar Deru is Punsia, about 13 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 Mandar Deru.

Mandar Deru is about 24 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandar Deru is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 13 km away. Godda is about 19 km away. Dhuraiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhuraia (under 2 km), Gungdauri (under 2 km) and Jaipur (under 2 km).

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

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