About Bandal Village

Bandal is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 91 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175026
Area (hectares)	47.1 hectares
Population	202
Male Population	91
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,220
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandal compares

By the 2011 count Bandal is the 123rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 47.1 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Bandal

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

Bandal lies about 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 38 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 Bandal
District headquarters	Mandi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	34 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	38 km

Villages closest to Bandal

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

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Common questions about Bandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandal village had a population of 202. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Bandal village has 91 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandal has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Bandal is 175026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandal covers 47.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandal falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandal is Buffer Stop, about 38 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 Bandal.

Bandal is about 15 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandal is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 15 km away. Sarkaghat is about 34 km away. Buffer Stop is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.