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About Mandai Village

Mandai is a large village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,243, made up of 1,101 males and 1,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.01 hectares hectares.

Mandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 499.01 hectares
Population 2,243
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandai compares

By the 2011 count Mandai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 499.01 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Mandai

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

Mandai lies about 71 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 68 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 Mandai
Nearest town Malajkhand 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 29 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 68 km
District headquarters Balaghat 71 km

Villages closest to Mandai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandai village had a population of 2,243. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Mandai village has 1,101 males and 1,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandai has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Mandai covers 499.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandai falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandai is Bamhani Banjar, about 68 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 10+ km distance for Mandai.

Mandai is about 71 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandai is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 12 km away. Baihar is about 29 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charchendi (under 2 km), Suktara (2.4 km) and Jagla (2.5 km).

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

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