About Bindraban Village

Bindraban is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 230 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bindraban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bindraban village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	65.97 hectares
Population	425
Male Population	230
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bindraban compares

By the 2011 count Bindraban is the 144th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 65.97 hectares work out to about 6.4 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 Bindraban

Bindraban is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bindraban 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 Bindraban from other places

Bindraban lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 3.6 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 Bindraban
Nearest railway station	Palampur Himachal	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	3.9 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	24 km

Villages closest to Bindraban

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 Bindraban

As per the Census of India 2011, Bindraban village had a population of 425. That makes it the 144th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bindraban village has 230 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bindraban has about 848 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 Bindraban is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bindraban covers 65.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bindraban is Palampur Himachal, about 3.6 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 Bindraban.

Bindraban is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bindraban is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about 3.6 km away. Palampur is about 3.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.