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About Mandhar Village

Mandhar is a mid sized village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,540, made up of 790 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Haveli
Pincode 185101
Area (hectares) 478 hectares
Population 1,540
Male Population 790
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandhar compares

By the 2011 count Mandhar is the 30th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 478 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Mandhar

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

Mandhar lies about 18 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 70 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 Mandhar
District headquarters Punch 18 km
Nearest town Pūnch 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Haveli 22 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 70 km

Villages closest to Mandhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandhar village had a population of 1,540. That makes it the 30th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Mandhar village has 790 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandhar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Mandhar is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandhar covers 478 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandhar falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mandhar is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 70 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mandhar.

Mandhar is about 18 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandhar is in Haveli tehsil of Punch district. Punch is about 18 km away. Pūnch is about 18 km away. Haveli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maidan (2.4 km), Kolian (3.4 km) and Bachian Wali (13 km).

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

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