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About Mandhar Kalan Village

Mandhar Kalan is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 324 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandhar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandhar Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 307.79 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 324
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandhar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Mandhar Kalan is the 101st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 307.79 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Mandhar Kalan

Mandhar Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mandhar Kalan 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 Mandhar Kalan from other places

Mandhar Kalan lies about 50 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, 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 Mandhar Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Simga 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 14 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 50 km

Villages closest to Mandhar Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandhar Kalan village had a population of 630. That makes it the 101st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Mandhar Kalan village has 324 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandhar Kalan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Mandhar Kalan is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandhar Kalan covers 307.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandhar Kalan falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mandhar Kalan is Hathbandh, 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 Mandhar Kalan.

Mandhar Kalan is about 50 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandhar Kalan is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 5.2 km away. Hathbandh is about 14 km away. Tilda Newra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhar (under 2 km), Khairghat (1.7 km) and Bansankra (1.9 km).

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

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