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About Mandaf Village

Mandaf is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 215 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.01 hectares hectares.

Mandaf Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandaf village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 93.01 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 215
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandaf compares

By the 2011 count Mandaf is the 284th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 93.01 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 997.

Getting to Mandaf

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

Mandaf lies about 146 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Babatpur, about 9.0 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 Mandaf
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Babatpur 9.0 km
Nearest town Varanasi 21 km
District headquarters Basti 146 km

Villages closest to Mandaf

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandaf village had a population of 397. That makes it the 284th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Mandaf village has 215 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandaf has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Mandaf covers 93.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandaf falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandaf is Babatpur, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance for Mandaf.

Mandaf is about 146 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandaf is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Bhanpur is about 4.0 km away. Babatpur is about 9.0 km away. Varanasi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma (under 2 km), Patkhauli (3.4 km) and Dariya Patti (3.9 km).

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

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