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About Mandlian Village

Mandlian is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 130 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandlian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandlian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177034
Area (hectares) 38.74 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 130
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mandlian compares

By the 2011 count Mandlian is the 44th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 38.74 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Mandlian

Mandlian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mandlian 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mandlian from other places

Mandlian lies about 39 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 27 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 Mandlian
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 39 km
Nearest town Nangal 41 km

Villages closest to Mandlian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandlian village had a population of 247. That makes it the 44th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Mandlian village has 130 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandlian has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Mandlian is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandlian covers 38.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mandlian falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandlian is Churaru Takarla, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mandlian is about 39 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandlian is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Churaru Takarla is about 27 km away. Rakkar is about 30 km away. Kangra is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamba (1.7 km), Chamba Katuati (1.7 km) and Kuhna (3.5 km).

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

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