About Bandhol Village

Bandhol is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 80 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	176502
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	164
Male Population	80
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,050
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandhol compares

By the 2011 count Bandhol is the 67th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Bandhol

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

Bandhol lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 2.1 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 Bandhol
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	11 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Bandhol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhol village had a population of 164. That makes it the 67th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Bandhol village has 80 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhol has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Bandhol is 176502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhol covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandhol falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandhol is Jawalamukhi Road, about 2.1 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 Bandhol.

Bandhol is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhol is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 2.1 km away. Jaswan is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.