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About Mandyar Village

Mandyar is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 216 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandyar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176306
Area (hectares) 109.71 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 216
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandyar compares

By the 2011 count Mandyar is the 20th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 109.71 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Mandyar

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

Mandyar lies about 13 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Mandyar
District headquarters Chamba 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 27 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 53 km

Villages closest to Mandyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandyar village had a population of 462. That makes it the 20th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Mandyar village has 216 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandyar has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Mandyar is 176306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandyar covers 109.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandyar falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandyar is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Mandyar.

Mandyar is about 13 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandyar is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 13 km away. Dalhousie is about 27 km away. Nurpur Road is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasba Devi Dehra (5.3 km), Khaddi (6.3 km) and Sohar (7.4 km).

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

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