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About Kamandi Village

Kamandi is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 185 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamandi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176308
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 185
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamandi compares

By the 2011 count Kamandi is the 27th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kamandi

Kamandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamandi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kamandi from other places

Kamandi lies about 13 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Kamandi
District headquarters Chamba 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 53 km

Villages closest to Kamandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamandi village had a population of 392. That makes it the 27th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Kamandi village has 185 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamandi has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kamandi is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamandi covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kamandi falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kamandi is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 <5 km distance for Kamandi.

Kamandi is about 13 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamandi is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 13 km away. Bhalai is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandoh (under 2 km), Kunda (under 2 km) and Seri (4.1 km).

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

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