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About Bandli Village

Bandli is a mid sized village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 280 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 403.75 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 280
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandli compares

By the 2011 count Bandli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 403.75 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 979.

Getting to Bandli

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

Bandli lies about 41 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Bandli
Nearest town Sundarnagar 22 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Bandli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandli village had a population of 573. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bandli village has 280 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandli has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bandli is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandli covers 403.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandli falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandli is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Bandli.

Bandli is about 41 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandli is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 22 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Nihri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gahar (2.2 km), Kamtha (2.8 km) and Manjhangan (3.4 km).

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

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