# Mandhap Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Mandhap

Mandhap is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176085**. The 2011 Census counted **315 people in 77 households**, the 224th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 315people (2011)
- 77households
- 89.1%literacy
- 176085PIN code

## Mandhap PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mandhap is 176085.** Mandhap falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176085
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011618

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

## How far is Mandhap from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)43 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)16 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 Mandhap?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mandhap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kural
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Atyal Tai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Mandhap known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 91% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Mandhap

Of every 100 households in Mandhap in 2011, 100 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mandhap · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**10%

Tap water ****81%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**45%

Use banking services ****99%**

**96%

Television ****83%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**10%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Mandhap?

■ Mandhap · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**912

Working population ****50.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 82.8% for women. 42% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (14%) · **■** Marginal 135 (84%)

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 Palampur

- Maserna318 people
- Kharuhl317 people
- Surar316 people
- Baraham Thero315 people
- Sornu315 people
- Talinu311 people
- Cheli309 people
- Bohl307 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mandhap?176085
- How far is Mandhap from Dharmsala?43 km by road
- What is the population of Mandhap?315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mandhap in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mandhap?89.1% (Census 2011)