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About Mandwara Village

Mandwara is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 202 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandwara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177004
Area (hectares) 191.99 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 202
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandwara compares

By the 2011 count Mandwara is the 103rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 191.99 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 1082.

Getting to Mandwara

Mandwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mandwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mandwara from other places

Mandwara lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 16 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 Mandwara
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 16 km
Nearest town Talwāra 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Mandwara

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 Mandwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandwara village had a population of 418. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Mandwara village has 202 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandwara has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Mandwara is 177004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandwara covers 191.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mandwara is Chintpurni Marg, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mandwara.

Mandwara is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandwara is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 7.9 km away. Chintpurni Marg is about 16 km away. Talwāra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalsuha (under 2 km), Chamnal (under 2 km) and Sukehr (1.7 km).

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

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