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About Bandraun Village

Bandraun is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 33 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandraun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 65.56 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 33
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Bandraun compares

By the 2011 count Bandraun is the 172nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 65.56 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 967.

Getting to Bandraun

Bandraun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandraun 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 Bandraun from other places

Bandraun lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 9.8 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 Bandraun
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 14 km
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Bandraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandraun village had a population of 61. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Bandraun village has 33 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandraun has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bandraun is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandraun covers 65.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandraun falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandraun is Kathleeghat, about 9.8 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 Bandraun.

Bandraun is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandraun is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 9.8 km away. Kandaghat is about 14 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 Palashta Panjrol (under 2 km), Satrol (under 2 km) and Mahog (2.7 km).

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

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