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About Mandar Village

Mandar is a mid sized village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,292, made up of 648 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 879.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 879.4 hectares
Population 1,292
Male Population 648
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandar compares

By the 2011 count Mandar is the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 879.4 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Mandar

Mandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mandar as Available within 10+ 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 from other places

Mandar lies about 49 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Ray, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Ray 12 km
Nearest town Churi 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 49 km

Villages closest to Mandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandar village had a population of 1,292. That makes it the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Mandar village has 648 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandar has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Mandar is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandar covers 879.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandar falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mandar is Ray, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Mandar.

Mandar is about 49 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandar is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Tandwa is about 8.0 km away. Ray is about 12 km away. Churi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirua Alias Samidih (under 2 km), Laranga (2.0 km) and Chora (2.7 km).

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

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