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About Nandi Village

Nandi is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 448 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 167.15 hectares
Population 908
Male Population 448
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandi compares

By the 2011 count Nandi is the 9th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 167.15 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Nandi

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

Nandi lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 47 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 Nandi
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 47 km

Villages closest to Nandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandi village had a population of 908. That makes it the 9th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Nandi village has 448 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandi has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Nandi is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandi covers 167.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandi falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nandi is Buffer Stop, about 47 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 Nandi.

Nandi is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandi is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Daran (under 2 km), Daran (under 2 km) and Batoli (under 2 km).

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

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