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About Mandli Village

Mandli is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 115 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 221.41 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 115
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandli compares

By the 2011 count Mandli is the 78th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 221.41 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mandli

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

Mandli lies about 30 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 26 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 Mandli
Nearest railway station Salogra 26 km
Nearest town Solan 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 30 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Mandli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandli village had a population of 230. That makes it the 78th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Mandli village has 115 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandli has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mandli is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandli covers 221.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandli falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandli is Salogra, about 26 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 Mandli.

Mandli is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandli is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 26 km away. Solan is about 29 km away. Chirgaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakora (2.2 km), Jaghoti (2.3 km) and Banoti Khas (2.8 km).

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

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