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About Bandal Village

Bandal is a small village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 86 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,221 females per 1000 males. The village covers 692 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Aut
Pincode 175124
Area (hectares) 692 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 86
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,221
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandal compares

By the 2011 count Bandal is the 41st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 692 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bandal

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

Bandal lies about 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 Bandal
Tehsil headquarters Aut 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 15 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 39 km

Villages closest to Bandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandal village had a population of 191. That makes it the 41st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Bandal village has 86 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandal has about 1221 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Bandal is 175124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandal covers 692 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandal falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandal is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 Bandal.

Bandal is about 15 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandal is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khachhani (3.6 km), Rahan (3.8 km) and Dangwach (4.2 km).

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

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