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About Bandoh Village

Bandoh is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 5 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 5
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandoh compares

By the 2011 count Bandoh is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1020.

Getting to Bandoh

Bandoh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandoh as Available within <5 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 Bandoh from other places

Bandoh lies about 16 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 7.0 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 Bandoh
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 15 km
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
District headquarters Solan 16 km

Villages closest to Bandoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandoh village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bandoh village has 5 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandoh has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bandoh is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandoh covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandoh falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandoh is Kathleeghat, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandoh.

Bandoh is about 16 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandoh is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 7.0 km away. Arki is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalowa (2.9 km), Bani (3.8 km) and Jangal Bani (3.8 km).

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

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