About Bandal Village

Bandal is a mid sized village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 354 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	454.11 hectares
Population	651
Male Population	354
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	839
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandal compares

By the 2011 count Bandal is the 8th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 454.11 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

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 5 - 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 Bandal from other places

Bandal lies about 24 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 24 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
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	24 km
District headquarters	Shimla	24 km

Villages closest to Bandal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cheta 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 651. That makes it the 8th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Bandal village has 354 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandal has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bandal is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandal covers 454.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandal falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandal is Summer Hill, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bandal.

Bandal is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandal is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 24 km away. Cheta is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.