About Bandh Village

Bandh is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 93 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Krishangarh
Pincode	173233
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	189
Male Population	93
Female Population	96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandh compares

By the 2011 count Bandh is the 32nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Bandh

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

Bandh lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 9.6 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 Bandh
Tehsil headquarters	Krishangarh	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Sonwara	9.6 km
Nearest town	Kālka	13 km
District headquarters	Solan	17 km

Villages closest to Bandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandh village had a population of 189. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Bandh village has 93 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandh has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Bandh is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandh covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandh falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandh is Sonwara, about 9.6 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 Bandh.

Bandh is about 17 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandh is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 4.3 km away. Sonwara is about 9.6 km away. Kālka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.