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About Pindi Village

Pindi is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 432 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pindi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 185102
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 432
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pindi compares

By the 2011 count Pindi is the 28th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Pindi

Pindi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pindi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pindi from other places

Pindi lies about 34 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 74 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 Pindi
Nearest town Rajaori 14 km
District headquarters Punch 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandi 35 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 74 km

Villages closest to Pindi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pindi village had a population of 875. That makes it the 28th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Pindi village has 432 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pindi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Pindi is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pindi covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pindi falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pindi is Dugga, about 74 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pindi.

Pindi is about 34 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pindi is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Rajaori is about 14 km away. Punch is about 34 km away. Mandi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalani (30 km), Fatehpur (30 km) and Dhara (31 km).

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

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