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About Mandahla Village

Mandahla is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandahla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandahla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandahla compares

By the 2011 count Mandahla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Mandahla

Mandahla is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mandahla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mandahla from other places

Mandahla lies about 19 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 8.9 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 Mandahla
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 8.9 km
District headquarters Kathua 19 km

Villages closest to Mandahla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandahla village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Mandahla village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandahla has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Mandahla is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandahla covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandahla falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mandahla is Chhan Arorian, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mandahla.

Mandahla is about 19 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandahla is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 8.6 km away. Chhan Arorian is about 8.9 km away. Kathua is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhmi Pur (under 2 km), Chak Chhabba (1.7 km) and Chhan Lal Din (1.8 km).

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

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