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About Mandara Village

Mandara is one of the larger villages in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,610, made up of 3,749 males and 3,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712305
Area (hectares) 492.81 hectares
Population 7,610
Male Population 3,749
Female Population 3,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mandara compares

By the 2011 count Mandara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 492.81 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Mandara

Mandara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mandara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mandara from other places

Mandara lies about 33 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kaikala, about under 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 Mandara
Nearest railway station Kaikala under 2 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 33 km

Villages closest to Mandara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandara village had a population of 7,610. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Mandara village has 3,749 males and 3,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandara has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Mandara is 712305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandara covers 492.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mandara falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mandara is Kaikala, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mandara.

Mandara is about 33 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandara is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Kaikala is about under 2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 9.2 km away. Dhaniakhali 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 Paschim Narayanpur (under 2 km), Purbba Narayanpur (under 2 km) and Paschim Gopinathpur (3.1 km).

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

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