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About Mandar Village

Mandar is a mid sized village in Lohandiguda tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,239, made up of 604 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Lohandiguda
Pincode 491338
Area (hectares) 433.73 hectares
Population 1,239
Male Population 604
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandar compares

By the 2011 count Mandar is the 22nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 433.73 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Mandar

Mandar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mandar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 from other places

Mandar lies about 25 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Dilmili, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Lohandiguda 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Dilmili 14 km
District headquarters Bastar 25 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 33 km

Villages closest to Mandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandar village had a population of 1,239. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Mandar village has 604 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandar has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Mandar is 491338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandar covers 433.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandar falls under Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mandar is Dilmili, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mandar.

Mandar is about 25 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandar is in Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district. Lohandiguda is about 6.6 km away. Dilmili is about 14 km away. Bastar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irikpal (2.1 km), Parapur (2.2 km) and Karkapal (2.5 km).

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

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