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About Mandol Village

Mandol is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 182 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 315.88 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 182
Female Population 185
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 Mandol compares

By the 2011 count Mandol is the 97th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 315.88 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Mandol

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

Mandol lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Barial Himachal, about 9.2 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 Mandol
Nearest railway station Barial Himachal 9.2 km
Nearest town Talwāra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Mandol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandol village had a population of 367. That makes it the 97th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Mandol village has 182 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandol has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Mandol is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandol covers 315.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandol falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandol is Barial Himachal, about 9.2 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 Mandol.

Mandol is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandol is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Barial Himachal is about 9.2 km away. Talwāra is about 13 km away. Jawali is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaunka (5.2 km), Jhakri (5.3 km) and Kardial (6.3 km).

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

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