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About Mandu Village

Mandu is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 30 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 72.98 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 30
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
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 Mandu compares

By the 2011 count Mandu is the 177th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 72.98 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Mandu

Mandu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mandu 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 Mandu from other places

Mandu lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 11 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 Mandu
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Mandu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandu village had a population of 61. That makes it the 177th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Mandu village has 30 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandu has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Mandu is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandu covers 72.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandu falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandu is Jawalamukhi Road, about 11 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 Mandu.

Mandu is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandu is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 9.1 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kala Pani (under 2 km), Reserve Jangal Kalapani (under 2 km) and Tali (2.0 km).

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

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