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About Mandra Village

Mandra is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 749 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742161
Area (hectares) 218.39 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 749
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandra compares

By the 2011 count Mandra is the 61st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 218.39 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mandra

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

Mandra lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 22 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 Mandra
Nearest town Kāndi 18 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Burwan 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Mandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandra village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 61st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Mandra village has 749 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandra has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mandra is 742161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandra covers 218.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mandra falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mandra is Rampurhat Junction, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mandra.

Mandra is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandra is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 18 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 22 km away. Burwan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Monai Kandra (under 2 km), Haribati (1.9 km) and Bhabani Nagar (2.0 km).

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

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