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About Mandi Village

Mandi is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 318 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140103
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 318
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mandi compares

By the 2011 count Mandi is the 101st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Mandi

Mandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mandi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mandi from other places

Mandi lies about 25 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Lalru, about 3.7 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 Mandi
Nearest railway station Lalru 3.7 km
Nearest town Lālru 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 16 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 25 km

Villages closest to Mandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Mandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandi village had a population of 603. That makes it the 101st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Mandi village has 318 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandi has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Mandi is 140103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandi covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandi falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mandi is Lalru, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mandi.

Mandi is about 25 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandi is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Lalru is about 3.7 km away. Lālru is about 4.9 km away. Dera Bassi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarsini (under 2 km), Alamgir (2.0 km) and Sadhanpur (2.0 km).

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

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