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About Mandar Dusala Village

Mandar Dusala is a small village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 95 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandar Dusala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandar Dusala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 47.4 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 95
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Mandar Dusala compares

By the 2011 count Mandar Dusala is the 43rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 47.4 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 925.

Getting to Mandar Dusala

Mandar Dusala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mandar Dusala 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 Mandar Dusala from other places

Mandar Dusala lies about 13 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 8.8 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 Mandar Dusala
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 8.8 km
District headquarters Udhampur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 30 km

Villages closest to Mandar Dusala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chenani 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 Mandar Dusala

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandar Dusala village had a population of 185. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Mandar Dusala village has 95 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandar Dusala has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Mandar Dusala is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandar Dusala covers 47.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandar Dusala falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mandar Dusala is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 8.8 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 Mandar Dusala.

Mandar Dusala is about 13 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandar Dusala is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 8.8 km away. Udhampur is about 13 km away. Chenani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sira (5.3 km), Ghumarli (9.2 km) and Patan Garh (22 km).

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

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