About Kandhi Village

Kandhi is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 276 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175123
Area (hectares)	267.38 hectares
Population	557
Male Population	276
Female Population	281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
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 Kandhi compares

By the 2011 count Kandhi is the 28th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 267.38 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kandhi

Kandhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kandhi 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 Kandhi from other places

Kandhi lies about 50 km from Mandi. 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 Kandhi
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	28 km
Nearest town	Shimla	42 km
District headquarters	Mandi	50 km

Villages closest to Kandhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Kandhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhi village had a population of 557. That makes it the 28th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Kandhi village has 276 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhi has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

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

Kandhi covers 267.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhi falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kandhi notes the nearest railway station 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 Kandhi.

Kandhi is about 50 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhi is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Mandi is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.