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About Mahndo Village

Mahndo is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 250 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahndo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahndo village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 582.23 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 250
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahndo compares

By the 2011 count Mahndo is the 22nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 582.23 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Mahndo

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

Mahndo lies about 44 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 42 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 Mahndo
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 4.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 42 km
District headquarters Chamba 44 km

Villages closest to Mahndo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahndo village had a population of 504. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Mahndo village has 250 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahndo has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Mahndo is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahndo covers 582.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahndo falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahndo is Chamunda Marg, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahndo.

Mahndo is about 44 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahndo is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 4.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 36 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chobhia (under 2 km), D P F Chobia (under 2 km) and R F Chobia (under 2 km).

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

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