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About Bandi Village

Bandi is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 303 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 62.03 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 303
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bandi compares

By the 2011 count Bandi is the 40th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 62.03 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bandi

The census records public bus service for Bandi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandi from other places

Bandi 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
Nearest town Dharamsala 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 9.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 13 km

Villages closest to Bandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandi village had a population of 613. That makes it the 40th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Bandi village has 303 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandi has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bandi is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandi covers 62.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandi falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandi is Kangra Mandir, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandi.

Bandi 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 is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 7.1 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 9.2 km away. Kangra is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhedi (2.5 km), Mundla (3.5 km) and Panjlehr (4.2 km).

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

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