# Mandel Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – Population & Literacy

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/mandel-224011/

Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Mandel

Mandel is a village in [Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/) sub-district of [Purnia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **2,373 people in 462 households**, the 36th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 2,373people (2011)
- 462households
- 38.4%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Mandel PIN code and other codes

Mandel falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaisi
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mandel from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)32 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mandel?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mandel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mandel known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mandel

Of every 100 households in Mandel in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mandel · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****11%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mandel?

■ Mandel · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.4%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**956

Working population ****35.2%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 31.8% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (46%) · **■** Household industry 36 (4%) · **■** Other work 216 (26%) · **■** Marginal 155 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baisi

- Shahpur2,500 people
- Chopara2,466 people
- Malopara2,445 people
- Bairia2,433 people
- Sugwa Mahanandpur2,296 people
- Baisi2,293 people
- Hathi Bandha2,264 people
- Bairgachhi2,256 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Other places named Mandel

- Mandel · Village, Narala, Kalahandi · 1,525 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Mandel from Purnia?32 km by road
- What is the population of Mandel?2,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mandel in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mandel?38.4% (Census 2011)