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About Mandla Village

Mandla is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 544 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184201
Area (hectares) 483 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 544
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandla compares

By the 2011 count Mandla is the 31st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 483 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Mandla

Mandla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mandla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mandla from other places

Mandla lies about 9.0 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 6.9 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 Mandla
Nearest railway station Budhi 6.9 km
District headquarters Kathua 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 29 km

Villages closest to Mandla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandla village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 31st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Mandla village has 544 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandla has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Mandla is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandla covers 483 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandla falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mandla is Budhi, about 6.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mandla.

Mandla is about 9.0 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandla is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Budhi is about 6.9 km away. Kathua is about 9.0 km away. Bashohli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Smahn (9.9 km), Danna (14 km) and Khaddi (15 km).

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

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