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About Mandhor Village

Mandhor is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 214 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandhor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 238.62 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 214
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandhor compares

By the 2011 count Mandhor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 238.62 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1036.

Getting to Mandhor

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

Mandhor lies about 19 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Mandhor
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Mandhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandhor village had a population of 451. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Mandhor village has 214 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandhor has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Mandhor is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandhor covers 238.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandhor falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandhor is Summer Hill, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mandhor.

Mandhor is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandhor is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 5.9 km away. Summer Hill is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juni Kalan (under 2 km), Golan (under 2 km) and Nayaser (under 2 km).

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

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