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About Mand Village

Mand is a large village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,519, made up of 1,257 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 907.91 hectares hectares.

Mand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mand village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Bichhiya
Area (hectares) 907.91 hectares
Population 2,519
Male Population 1,257
Female Population 1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Mand compares

By the 2011 count Mand is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 907.91 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Mand

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

Mand lies about 114 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 23 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 Mand
Tehsil headquarters Bichhiya 11 km
Nearest town Kaimori 21 km
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 23 km
District headquarters Mandla 114 km

Villages closest to Mand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mand village had a population of 2,519. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Mand village has 1,257 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mand has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Mand covers 907.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mand falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mand is Gosalpur, about 23 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 Mand.

Mand is about 114 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mand is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. Bichhiya is about 11 km away. Kaimori is about 21 km away. Gosalpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumharra (under 2 km), Bhonda (3.7 km) and Thonda (3.7 km).

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

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