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About Bandli Village

Bandli is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,425, made up of 729 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, 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 Sirmaur
Tehsil Shalai
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 451 hectares
Population 1,425
Male Population 729
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandli compares

By the 2011 count Bandli is the 11th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 451 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bandli

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

Bandli lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 52 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 Bandli
Tehsil headquarters Shalai 12 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 37 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 52 km

Villages closest to Bandli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shalai 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 1,425. That makes it the 11th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Bandli village has 729 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandli has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bandli is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandli covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandli falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandli is Salogra, about 52 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 village for Bandli.

Bandli is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandli is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 12 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindla Digwa (8.8 km), Diyandon (9.4 km) and Bali Koti (9.6 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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