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About Mandholi Village

Mandholi is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 406 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 532 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, 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 Kumharsain
Pincode 172029
Area (hectares) 113.86 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 406
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 532
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandholi compares

By the 2011 count Mandholi is the 9th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 113.86 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mandholi

Mandholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mandholi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 36 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
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Mandholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumharsain 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 622. That makes it the 9th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Mandholi village has 406 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandholi has about 532 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mandholi is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandholi covers 113.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandholi falls under Kumharsain 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mandholi.

Mandholi is about 36 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 Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dethal (under 2 km), Lathi (under 2 km) and Kumharsain (under 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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