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About Bandu Village

Bandu is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 108 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 35.56 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 108
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Bandu compares

By the 2011 count Bandu is the 260th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 35.56 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bandu

The census records public bus service for Bandu 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 Bandu from other places

Bandu lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, 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 Bandu
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 5.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km

Villages closest to Bandu

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.

Common questions about Bandu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandu village had a population of 228. That makes it the 260th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bandu village has 108 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandu has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bandu is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandu covers 35.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bandu is Panchrukhi, about 2.1 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 Bandu.

Bandu is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandu is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 2.1 km away. Palampur is about 5.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (under 2 km), Bhagun (under 2 km) and Gahr (under 2 km).

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

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