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About Bandla Village

Bandla is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 9 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 9.39 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 9
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandla compares

By the 2011 count Bandla is the 164th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 9.39 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bandla

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

Bandla lies about 34 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 37 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 Bandla
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 34 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 37 km

Villages closest to Bandla

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 Bandla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandla village had a population of 18. That makes it the 164th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bandla village has 9 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Bandla is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandla covers 9.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bandla is Summer Hill, about 37 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 Bandla.

Bandla is about 34 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandla is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Nihri is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalag (under 2 km), Kun (1.7 km) and Bakhari (1.7 km).

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

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