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About Mandhap Village

Mandhap is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 144 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandhap village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176085
Area (hectares) 72.26 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 144
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mandhap compares

By the 2011 count Mandhap is the 205th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 72.26 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Mandhap

Mandhap is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mandhap as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mandhap from other places

Mandhap lies about 3.5 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Mandhap
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 3.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 28 km

Villages closest to Mandhap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandhap village had a population of 315. That makes it the 205th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Mandhap village has 144 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandhap has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Mandhap is 176085. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandhap covers 72.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandhap falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandhap is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mandhap.

Mandhap is about 3.5 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandhap is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 3.5 km away. Dharamsala 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 Majhakra (under 2 km), Lundharan (4.6 km) and Kangri (5.4 km).

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

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