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About Mandhala Village

Mandhala is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 49 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandhala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144515
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 49
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandhala compares

By the 2011 count Mandhala is the 258th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Mandhala

Mandhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mandhala as Available within 10+ 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 Mandhala from other places

Mandhala lies about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 11 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 Mandhala
Nearest town Bālāchor 10 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 15 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Mandhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandhala village had a population of 99. That makes it the 258th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Mandhala village has 49 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandhala has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Mandhala is 144515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandhala covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandhala falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mandhala is Rahon, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mandhala.

Mandhala is about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandhala is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bālāchor is about 10 km away. Rahon is about 11 km away. Nawanshahr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajowal (under 2 km), Chakli Shujat (1.5 km) and Chak Alahi Bakhash (1.6 km).

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

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