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About Mandla Village

Mandla is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 474 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 432.39 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 474
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandla compares

By the 2011 count Mandla is the 62nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 432.39 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1027.

Getting to Mandla

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

Mandla lies about 41 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 27 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 Mandla
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 15 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 27 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 41 km

Villages closest to Mandla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandla village had a population of 957. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Mandla village has 474 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandla has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Mandla is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandla covers 432.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandla falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mandla is Jatkanhar, about 27 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 village for Mandla.

Mandla is about 41 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandla is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 15 km away. Khairāgarh is about 15 km away. Jatkanhar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandla Tola (under 2 km), Telitola (1.7 km) and Itar (2.2 km).

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

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