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About Band Village

Band is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 29 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, 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 Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 18.05 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 29
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Band compares

By the 2011 count Band is the 341st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 18.05 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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 <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 from other places

Band lies about 63 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 17 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
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab 17 km
Nearest town Mamun 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 63 km

Villages closest to Band

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Band village had a population of 60. That makes it the 341st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Band village has 29 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Band has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Band is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Band covers 18.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Band is Madhopur Punjab, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Band.

Band is about 63 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Madhopur Punjab is about 17 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Nurpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalara (7.1 km), Bhungtial (7.2 km) and Manuha (7.5 km).

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

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