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About Kamand Village

Kamand is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 234 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamand village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 106.4 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 234
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamand compares

By the 2011 count Kamand is the 13th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 106.4 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kamand

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

Kamand lies about 32 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 Kamand
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 37 km

Villages closest to Kamand

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 Kamand

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamand village had a population of 448. That makes it the 13th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Kamand village has 234 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamand has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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

Kamand covers 106.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kamand 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 10+ km distance for Kamand.

Kamand is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamand is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Nihri is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 32 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 Kamand (under 2 km), D P F Gadahach (under 2 km) and Jabrash (under 2 km).

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

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