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About Bahandi Village

Bahandi is a small village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 208 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahandi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Aut
Pincode 175124
Area (hectares) 525 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 208
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahandi compares

By the 2011 count Bahandi is the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 525 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bahandi

Bahandi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bahandi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bahandi from other places

Bahandi lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 55 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 Bahandi
Tehsil headquarters Aut 17 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 55 km

Villages closest to Bahandi

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 Bahandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahandi village had a population of 397. That makes it the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Bahandi village has 208 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahandi has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

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

Bahandi covers 525 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahandi is Summer Hill, about 55 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bahandi.

Bahandi is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahandi is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Summer Hill is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikar (1.9 km), Shila Daral (2.0 km) and Kot Dhalyas (3.5 km).

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

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