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About Mandelah Village

Mandelah is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 78 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandelah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandelah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 50.6 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 78
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
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 Mandelah compares

By the 2011 count Mandelah is the 95th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 50.6 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Mandelah

Mandelah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mandelah 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 Mandelah from other places

Mandelah lies about 11 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 46 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 Mandelah
District headquarters Doda 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 14 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 46 km

Villages closest to Mandelah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandelah village had a population of 172. That makes it the 95th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Mandelah village has 78 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandelah has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Mandelah is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandelah covers 50.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandelah falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mandelah is Udhampur, about 46 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 Mandelah.

Mandelah is about 11 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandelah is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 11 km away. Bhaderwah is about 14 km away. Udhampur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chabri (1.7 km), Kandosu (1.9 km) and Kungla (1.9 km).

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

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