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About Band Kardian Village

Band Kardian is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 37 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Band Kardian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Band Kardian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 18.11 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 37
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Band Kardian compares

By the 2011 count Band Kardian is the 329th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 18.11 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Band Kardian

Band Kardian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Band Kardian 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Band Kardian from other places

Band Kardian lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 7.6 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 Kardian
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Talara 7.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Band Kardian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Band Kardian

As per the Census of India 2011, Band Kardian village had a population of 74. That makes it the 329th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Band Kardian village has 37 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Band Kardian has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Band Kardian is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Band Kardian covers 18.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Band Kardian falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Band Kardian is Talara, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Band Kardian.

Band Kardian is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Band Kardian is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 5.2 km away. Talara is about 7.6 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban (under 2 km), Ban Sundroo (under 2 km) and Ban Tattal (under 2 km).

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

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