Mandara is a village in Dhaniakhali mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal. It has a population of 7,610 across 1,782 households with a literacy rate of 71.5%.
By population, Mandara ranks #3 of 214 villages in Dhaniakhali mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mandara is a village of 7,610 people in 1,782 households (Census 2011) in Dhaniakhali block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 3rd-largest of 214 villages in Dhaniakhali block. Literacy is 72%, 3 points above the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Hooghly district centre, 21 km from Jaugram, the nearest town, 5 km from Porabazar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712301, served by Bhandarhati post office; the LGD village code is 324607. The nearest hospital or health centre is Vivekananda Seva Sadan, <1 km away. The sarpanch is NILIMA MALIK, and the village votes in Dhanekhali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Asima Patra. The population is estimated at 8,513 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandara · this village | 7,610 | 72% | — |
| Dakshin Mogalpur · Dhaniakhali | 1,348 | 70% | 1.4 km W |
| Kak Gachhi · Dhaniakhali | 1,245 | 81% | 1.7 km N |
| Chelua · Dhaniakhali | 2,261 | 72% | 1.7 km E |
| Jinpur · Haripal | 2,318 | 70% | 1.9 km SE |
| Dakshin Abhirampur · Dhaniakhali | 379 | 77% | 2.1 km N |
| Dakshin Fatepur · Dhaniakhali | 511 | 79% | 2.8 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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