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About Kampan Village

Kampan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 23 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,478 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kampan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kampan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 35.71 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 23
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,478
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kampan compares

By the 2011 count Kampan is the 177th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 35.71 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 993.

Getting to Kampan

Kampan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kampan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kampan from other places

Kampan 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 Kampan
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 24 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 37 km

Villages closest to Kampan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kampan village had a population of 57. That makes it the 177th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Kampan village has 23 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kampan has about 1478 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kampan is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kampan covers 35.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kampan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kampan 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kampan.

Kampan 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.

Kampan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Padhar is about 24 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 Kot (3.1 km), Chehar (3.2 km) and Khil (3.2 km).

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

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