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About Kot Mandhar Village

Kot Mandhar is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 119 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Mandhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Mandhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 114.11 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 119
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Kot Mandhar compares

By the 2011 count Kot Mandhar is the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 114.11 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kot Mandhar

Kot Mandhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kot Mandhar 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 Kot Mandhar from other places

Kot Mandhar lies about 29 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 18 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 Kot Mandhar
Nearest railway station Salogra 18 km
Nearest town Solan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Junga 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Kot Mandhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Junga 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 Kot Mandhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Mandhar village had a population of 234. That makes it the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Kot Mandhar village has 119 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Mandhar has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kot Mandhar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Mandhar covers 114.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot Mandhar falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kot Mandhar is Salogra, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kot Mandhar.

Kot Mandhar is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Mandhar is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 18 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Junga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar (under 2 km), Dhar Kufar (under 2 km) and Lakhoti (8.1 km).

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

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