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About Mand Village

Mand is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,733, made up of 912 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mand village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143514
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 1,733
Male Population 912
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mand compares

By the 2011 count Mand is the 86th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Mand

Mand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mand as Available within <5 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 Mand from other places

Mand lies about 43 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Beas Junction, about 18 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
Nearest railway station Beas Junction 18 km
Nearest town Qadian 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 25 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 43 km

Villages closest to Mand

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 1,733. That makes it the 86th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Mand village has 912 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mand has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Mand is 143514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mand covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mand falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mand is Beas Junction, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mand.

Mand is about 43 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mand is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Beas Junction is about 18 km away. Qadian is about 19 km away. Batala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakoha (under 2 km), Chak Chao (1.6 km) and Kaure (2.0 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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