About Mandhan Village

Mandhan is a small village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 110 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandhan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Gandoh
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	77.7 hectares
Population	226
Male Population	110
Female Population	116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
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 Mandhan compares

By the 2011 count Mandhan is the 60th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 77.7 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Mandhan

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

Mandhan lies about 30 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sangaldan, about 14 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 Mandhan
Nearest railway station	Sangaldan	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandoh	30 km
District headquarters	Doda	30 km
Nearest town	Udhampur	30 km

Villages closest to Mandhan

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

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Common questions about Mandhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandhan village had a population of 226. That makes it the 60th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Mandhan village has 110 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandhan has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Mandhan is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandhan covers 77.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandhan falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mandhan is Sangaldan, about 14 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 Mandhan.

Mandhan is about 30 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandhan is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Sangaldan is about 14 km away. Gandoh is about 30 km away. Doda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.