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About Pandal Village

Pandal is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 182 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 182
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandal compares

By the 2011 count Pandal is the 16th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Pandal

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

Pandal lies about 62 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 30 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 Pandal
Nearest town Sundarnagar 21 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 33 km
District headquarters Solan 62 km

Villages closest to Pandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandal village had a population of 383. That makes it the 16th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Pandal village has 182 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandal has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Pandal is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandal covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandal falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pandal is Kiratpur Sahib, about 30 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 Pandal.

Pandal is about 62 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandal is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 30 km away. Ramshahr is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalchhab (under 2 km), Jangal Kamal Pandal (under 2 km) and Punahla (4.6 km).

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

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