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About Wand Bakshi Village

Wand Bakshi is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 78 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wand Bakshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wand Bakshi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177203
Area (hectares) 201.29 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 78
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wand Bakshi compares

By the 2011 count Wand Bakshi is the 187th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 201.29 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Wand Bakshi

Wand Bakshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wand Bakshi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Wand Bakshi from other places

Wand Bakshi lies about 35 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 11 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 Wand Bakshi
Tehsil headquarters Amb 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 11 km
Nearest town Talwāra 33 km
District headquarters Una 35 km

Villages closest to Wand Bakshi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amb 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 Wand Bakshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Wand Bakshi village had a population of 150. That makes it the 187th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Wand Bakshi village has 78 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wand Bakshi has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Wand Bakshi is 177203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wand Bakshi covers 201.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wand Bakshi falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Wand Bakshi is Amb Andaura, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wand Bakshi.

Wand Bakshi is about 35 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wand Bakshi is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 9.5 km away. Amb Andaura is about 11 km away. Talwāra 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 Behar Bithal (under 2 km), Chatehar Behar (under 2 km) and Karar Behar (under 2 km).

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

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