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About Mandiyalu Village

Mandiyalu is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 129 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandiyalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandiyalu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171108
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 129
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandiyalu compares

By the 2011 count Mandiyalu is the 34th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Mandiyalu

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

Mandiyalu lies about 16 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 14 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 Mandiyalu
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Mandiyalu

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 Mandiyalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandiyalu village had a population of 260. That makes it the 34th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Mandiyalu village has 129 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandiyalu has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Mandiyalu is 171108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandiyalu covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mandiyalu is Jutogh, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Mandiyalu.

Mandiyalu is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandiyalu is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 5.9 km away. Jutogh is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandri (under 2 km), Dishti (under 2 km) and Chalahal (under 2 km).

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

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