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About Bandi Khas Village

Bandi Khas is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 164 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandi Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandi Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176215
Area (hectares) 69.44 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 164
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandi Khas compares

By the 2011 count Bandi Khas is the 92nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 69.44 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bandi Khas

Bandi Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandi Khas 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 Bandi Khas from other places

Bandi Khas lies about 9.7 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 9.2 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 Bandi Khas
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 7.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 9.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.7 km

Villages closest to Bandi Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmsala 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 Bandi Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandi Khas village had a population of 340. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Bandi Khas village has 164 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandi Khas has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bandi Khas is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandi Khas covers 69.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandi Khas falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandi Khas is Kangra Mandir, about 9.2 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 Bandi Khas.

Bandi Khas is about 9.7 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandi Khas is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 7.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 7.1 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandi Khurd (under 2 km), Nagan Pat (under 2 km) and Swala (1.8 km).

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

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