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About Mandholi Village

Mandholi is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 46 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 54.7 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 46
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandholi compares

By the 2011 count Mandholi is the 126th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 54.7 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Mandholi

Mandholi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mandholi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mandholi from other places

Mandholi lies about 25 km from Shimla. 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 Mandholi
District headquarters Shimla 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 32 km

Villages closest to Mandholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandholi village had a population of 81. That makes it the 126th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Mandholi village has 46 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandholi has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Mandholi is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandholi covers 54.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandholi falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mandholi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mandholi.

Mandholi is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandholi is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 25 km away. Chaupal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaflan (4.7 km), Belag (4.8 km) and Jangal Bijai (8.2 km).

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

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