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About Mantrigam Village

Mantrigam is one of the larger villages in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,981, made up of 4,224 males and 3,757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mantrigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mantrigam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Bandipora
Pincode 193502
Area (hectares) 613.5 hectares
Population 7,981
Male Population 4,224
Female Population 3,757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mantrigam compares

By the 2011 count Mantrigam is the 5th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 613.5 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Mantrigam

Mantrigam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mantrigam as Available within 5 - 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 Mantrigam from other places

Mantrigam lies about 4.8 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 29 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 Mantrigam
Tehsil headquarters Bandipora 4.8 km
District headquarters Bandipore 4.8 km
Nearest town Bandipura 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 29 km

Villages closest to Mantrigam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mantrigam village had a population of 7,981. That makes it the 5th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Mantrigam village has 4,224 males and 3,757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mantrigam has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Mantrigam is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mantrigam covers 613.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mantrigam falls under Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mantrigam is Sopur, about 29 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 village for Mantrigam.

Mantrigam is about 4.8 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mantrigam is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipora is about 4.8 km away. Bandipore is about 4.8 km away. Bandipura is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khayar (1.9 km), Konan Baba Gund (6.2 km) and Qazipora Patushi (6.3 km).

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

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