About Ban Khandi Village

Ban Khandi is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 227 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Khandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Khandi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177114
Area (hectares)	66.34 hectares
Population	453
Male Population	227
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ban Khandi compares

By the 2011 count Ban Khandi is the 95th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 66.34 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Ban Khandi

Ban Khandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ban Khandi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ban Khandi from other places

Ban Khandi lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 5.5 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 Ban Khandi
Nearest railway station	Tripal	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	9.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	30 km

Villages closest to Ban Khandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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.

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Common questions about Ban Khandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Khandi village had a population of 453. That makes it the 95th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Ban Khandi village has 227 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Khandi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Ban Khandi is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Khandi covers 66.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ban Khandi falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Khandi is Tripal, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ban Khandi.

Ban Khandi is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Khandi is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 5.5 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 9.1 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.