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About Bandokhi Village

Bandokhi is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 101 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandokhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandokhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176312
Area (hectares) 47.7 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 101
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandokhi compares

By the 2011 count Bandokhi is the 102nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 47.7 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bandokhi

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

Bandokhi lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 Bandokhi
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 22 km
District headquarters Chamba 22 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 49 km

Villages closest to Bandokhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandokhi village had a population of 203. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Bandokhi village has 101 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandokhi has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bandokhi is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandokhi covers 47.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandokhi falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandokhi is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bandokhi.

Bandokhi is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandokhi is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanel (under 2 km), Thaloga (under 2 km) and Maroth (1.9 km).

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

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