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About Kinder Village

Kinder is a mid sized village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 821, made up of 403 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 920 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinder Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinder village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 920 hectares
Population 821
Male Population 403
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kinder compares

By the 2011 count Kinder is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 920 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Kinder

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

Kinder lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 26 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 Kinder
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 26 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 33 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Kinder

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 Kinder

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinder village had a population of 821. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Kinder village has 403 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinder has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kinder is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kinder covers 920 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kinder is Summer Hill, about 26 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 Kinder.

Kinder is about 44 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kinder is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 26 km away. Sundarnagar is about 27 km away. Nihri is about 33 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 Chadog (under 2 km), Manjhangan (2.2 km) and Bandli (4.2 km).

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

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