About Mandar Village

Mandar is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 267 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Sankrail
Pincode	721135
Area (hectares)	95.31 hectares
Population	529
Male Population	267
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandar compares

By the 2011 count Mandar is the 75th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 95.31 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Mandar

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

Mandar lies about 105 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kalikapur, 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 Mandar
Nearest railway station	Kalikapur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Rajpur Sonarpur	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankrail	30 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	105 km

Villages closest to Mandar

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

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Common questions about Mandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandar village had a population of 529. That makes it the 75th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Mandar village has 267 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Mandar is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandar covers 95.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandar falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mandar is Kalikapur, about under 2 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 village for Mandar.

Mandar is about 105 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandar is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kalikapur is about under 2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 5.0 km away. Sankrail is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.