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About Mandain Village

Mandain is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 139 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 139
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
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 Mandain compares

By the 2011 count Mandain is the 68th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Mandain

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

Mandain lies about 39 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 19 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 Mandain
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 19 km
Nearest town Bagaha 27 km
District headquarters Chatra 39 km

Villages closest to Mandain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandain village had a population of 295. That makes it the 68th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Mandain village has 139 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandain has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Mandain is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandain covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandain falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mandain is Kathautia, about 19 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 Mandain.

Mandain is about 39 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandain is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 8.6 km away. Kathautia is about 19 km away. Bagaha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malakdiha (under 2 km), Narchakalan (under 2 km) and Dhanras (under 2 km).

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

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