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About Mandla Village

Mandla is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 132 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 132
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandla compares

By the 2011 count Mandla is the 106th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Mandla

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

Mandla lies about 32 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Mandla
Tehsil headquarters Theog 32 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km

Villages closest to Mandla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandla village had a population of 252. That makes it the 106th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Mandla village has 132 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandla has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Mandla is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandla covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandla falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandla is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Mandla.

Mandla is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandla is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tathkar (3.5 km), Kalaun (5.8 km) and Manrot (8.8 km).

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

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