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About Mandaka Village

Mandaka is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 34 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandaka village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577422
Area (hectares) 125.66 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 34
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandaka compares

By the 2011 count Mandaka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 125.66 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Mandaka

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

Mandaka lies about 39 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 20 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 Mandaka
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 18 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 39 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 39 km

Villages closest to Mandaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandaka village had a population of 62. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Mandaka village has 34 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandaka has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Mandaka is 577422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandaka covers 125.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandaka falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mandaka is Arasalu, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Mandaka.

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

Mandaka is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 18 km away. Arasalu is about 20 km away. Shimoga is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankarahalli (under 2 km), Odalamane (2.0 km) and Hadigallu (2.3 km).

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

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