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About Bandli Village

Bandli is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 47 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 83.11 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 47
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandli compares

By the 2011 count Bandli is the 289th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 83.11 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 990.

Getting to Bandli

Bandli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bandli from other places

Bandli lies about 26 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 Bandli
Tehsil headquarters Theog 7.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Bandli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandli village had a population of 88. That makes it the 289th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bandli village has 47 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandli has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bandli is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandli covers 83.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandli falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandli.

Bandli is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandli is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 7.5 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalahar (under 2 km), Kiar (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Kiaral (under 2 km).

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

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