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About Mandalsar Village

Mandalsar is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,580, made up of 819 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandalsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandalsar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 393.58 hectares
Population 1,580
Male Population 819
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandalsar compares

By the 2011 count Mandalsar is the 63rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 393.58 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mandalsar

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

Mandalsar lies about 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 Mandalsar
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 3.7 km
Nearest town Kāndi 12 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 19 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km

Villages closest to Mandalsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandalsar village had a population of 1,580. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Mandalsar village has 819 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandalsar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mandalsar is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandalsar covers 393.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandalsar falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mandalsar is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 Mandalsar.

Mandalsar is about 32 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandalsar is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 3.7 km away. Kāndi is about 12 km away. Karnasubarna is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasigram (under 2 km), Kirttipur (2.0 km) and Atai (2.0 km).

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

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