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About Mandheli Village

Mandheli is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 246 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandheli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandheli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177117
Area (hectares) 125.62 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 246
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandheli compares

By the 2011 count Mandheli is the 78th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 125.62 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 1082.

Getting to Mandheli

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

Mandheli lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 Mandheli
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Talwāra 36 km

Villages closest to Mandheli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandheli village had a population of 528. That makes it the 78th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Mandheli village has 246 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandheli has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Mandheli is 177117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandheli covers 125.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandheli falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandheli is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Mandheli.

Mandheli is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandheli is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 4.0 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariara (under 2 km), Kariara Nichla (under 2 km) and Thakur Dwara (under 2 km).

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

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