About Mandal Village

Mandal is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 269 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176001
Area (hectares)	51.9 hectares
Population	575
Male Population	269
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,138
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mandal compares

By the 2011 count Mandal is the 58th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 51.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mandal

Mandal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mandal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mandal from other places

Mandal lies about 8.5 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 6.8 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 Mandal
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	7.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	7.4 km
District headquarters	Kangra	8.5 km

Villages closest to Mandal

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

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Common questions about Mandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandal village had a population of 575. That makes it the 58th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Mandal village has 269 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandal has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mandal is 176001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandal covers 51.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mandal falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandal is Kangra Mandir, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mandal.

Mandal is about 8.5 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandal is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 6.8 km away. Dharmsala is about 7.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.