About Pandar Village

Pandar is a small village in Dodra Kwar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 93 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171221, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Dodra Kwar
Pincode	171221
Area (hectares)	762.44 hectares
Population	179
Male Population	93
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandar compares

By the 2011 count Pandar is the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 637 residents. Its 762.44 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Pandar

Pandar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pandar as Available within 10+ 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 Pandar from other places

Pandar lies about 12 km from Shimla. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dodra Kwar	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	12 km

Villages closest to Pandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dodra Kwar 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 Pandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandar village had a population of 179. That makes it the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 637 residents.

Pandar village has 93 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandar has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Pandar is 171221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandar covers 762.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pandar falls under Dodra Kwar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Pandar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pandar.

Pandar is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandar is in Dodra Kwar tehsil of Shimla district. Dodra Kwar is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.