About Vanda Village

Vanda is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 167 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	314
Male Population	167
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vanda compares

By the 2011 count Vanda is the 34th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Vanda

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

Vanda lies about 75 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 Vanda
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	31 km
District headquarters	Shimla	75 km

Villages closest to Vanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanda village had a population of 314. That makes it the 34th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Vanda village has 167 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanda has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Vanda is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanda covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vanda falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Vanda 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 village for Vanda.

Vanda is about 75 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanda is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.