About Band Village

Band is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 179 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, 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	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	36.85 hectares
Population	339
Male Population	179
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Band compares

By the 2011 count Band is the 191st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 36.85 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 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 Band
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	2.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	33 km

Villages closest to Band

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Band village had a population of 339. That makes it the 191st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Band village has 179 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Band has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Band is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Band covers 36.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Band is Jawalamukhi Road, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Band.

Band 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.

Band is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.