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About Pandar Village

Pandar is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 132 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 58.9 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 132
Female Population 132
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 Pandar compares

By the 2011 count Pandar is the 54th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 58.9 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pandar

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

Pandar lies about 33 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 Pandar
Nearest town Sundarnagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 20 km
District headquarters Mandi 33 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 37 km

Villages closest to Pandar

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 Pandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandar village had a population of 264. That makes it the 54th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Pandar village has 132 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandar 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 Pandar is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandar covers 58.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pandar 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 Pandar.

Pandar is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandar is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Nihri is about 20 km away. Mandi 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 Pandar (under 2 km), Chauki (under 2 km) and Gharot (under 2 km).

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

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