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About Pandli Village

Pandli is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 236 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 236
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandli compares

By the 2011 count Pandli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Pandli

Pandli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pandli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pandli from other places

Pandli lies about 35 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 Pandli
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Pandli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandli village had a population of 467. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Pandli village has 236 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandli has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Pandli is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandli covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandli falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pandli.

Pandli is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandli is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pungrish (under 2 km), Karali (under 2 km) and Damehar (under 2 km).

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

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