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About Tinder Village

Tinder is a mid sized village in Banjar tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 562 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tinder Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tinder village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Banjar
Pincode 175123
Area (hectares) 300 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 562
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tinder compares

By the 2011 count Tinder is the 19th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Tinder

Tinder is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tinder 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tinder from other places

Tinder lies about 39 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 62 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 Tinder
Tehsil headquarters Banjar 4.6 km
District headquarters Kullu 39 km
Nearest town Mandi 40 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 62 km

Villages closest to Tinder

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tinder village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 19th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Tinder village has 562 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tinder has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Tinder is 175123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tinder covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tinder falls under Banjar tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tinder is Adit Junction, about 62 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 village for Tinder.

Tinder is about 39 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tinder is in Banjar tehsil of Kullu district. Banjar is about 4.6 km away. Kullu is about 39 km away. Mandi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deotha (under 2 km), Chanon (2.1 km) and Siri Kot (2.3 km).

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

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