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About Mandhana Village

Mandhana is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 132 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandhana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 132
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandhana compares

By the 2011 count Mandhana is the 115th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Mandhana

Mandhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mandhana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mandhana from other places

Mandhana lies about 16 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 49 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 Mandhana
Nearest town Nāhan 11 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 24 km
Nearest railway station Barog 49 km

Villages closest to Mandhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Mandhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandhana village had a population of 256. That makes it the 115th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Mandhana village has 132 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandhana has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Mandhana is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandhana covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandhana falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandhana is Barog, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mandhana.

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

Mandhana is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 11 km away. Sirmaur is about 16 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barthal (under 2 km), Janglot (2.1 km) and Swarah Landasi (2.6 km).

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

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