About Band Village

Band is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 82 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Band Overview

Census 2011 figures for Band village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	176029
Area (hectares)	27.77 hectares
Population	173
Male Population	82
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,110
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Band compares

By the 2011 count Band is the 190th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 27.77 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Band

Band is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Band 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Band from other places

Band lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 10 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 Band
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	33 km

Villages closest to Band

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 Band

As per the Census of India 2011, Band village had a population of 173. That makes it the 190th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Band village has 82 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Band has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Band is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Band covers 27.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Band is Jawalamukhi Road, about 10 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 village for Band.

Band is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Band is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 7.4 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.