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About Mandal Village

Mandal is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,043, made up of 524 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1236 hectares
Population 1,043
Male Population 524
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandal compares

By the 2011 count Mandal is the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 1236 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Mandal

Mandal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mandal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mandal from other places

Mandal lies about 51 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 17 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 Mandal
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 17 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 17 km
Nearest town Medininagar 34 km
District headquarters Latehar 51 km

Villages closest to Mandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandal village had a population of 1,043. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Mandal village has 524 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandal has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Mandal is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandal covers 1236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandal falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mandal is Barwadih Junction, about 17 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 village for Mandal.

Mandal is about 51 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandal is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Barwadih is about 17 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 17 km away. Medininagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tatha Alias Balbal (3.7 km), Meral (5.0 km) and Panwai (9.0 km).

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

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