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About Mandhala Village

Mandhala is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,536, made up of 809 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandhala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 400.41 hectares
Population 1,536
Male Population 809
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandhala compares

By the 2011 count Mandhala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 400.41 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Mandhala

Mandhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mandhala as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mandhala from other places

Mandhala lies about 23 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 8.7 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 Mandhala
Nearest railway station Kalka 8.7 km
Nearest town Kālka 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 10 km
District headquarters Solan 23 km

Villages closest to Mandhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandhala village had a population of 1,536. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Mandhala village has 809 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandhala has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Mandhala is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandhala covers 400.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandhala falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandhala is Kalka, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mandhala.

Mandhala is about 23 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandhala is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Kalka is about 8.7 km away. Kālka is about 9.2 km away. Baddi is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalhariwala (under 2 km), Kurhanwala (under 2 km) and Koti (under 2 km).

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

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