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About Mandahar Village

Mandahar is a small village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 52 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandahar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 52
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandahar compares

By the 2011 count Mandahar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Mandahar

Mandahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mandahar as Available within <5 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 Mandahar from other places

Mandahar lies about 10 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jhawar, about 7.2 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 Mandahar
Nearest railway station Jhawar 7.2 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 10 km

Villages closest to Mandahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandahar village had a population of 94. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Mandahar village has 52 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandahar has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Mandahar is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandahar covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandahar falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mandahar is Jhawar, about 7.2 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 village for Mandahar.

Mandahar is about 10 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandahar is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jhawar is about 7.2 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 9.4 km away. Gurdaspur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alman (under 2 km), Badiulzaman (under 2 km) and Bhagoman (under 2 km).

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

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