# Bandi Khurd Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Bandi Khurd

Bandi Khurd is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176215**. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 28 households**, the 138th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 127people (2011)
- 28households
- 89.7%literacy
- 176215PIN code

## Bandi Khurd PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bandi Khurd is 176215.** Bandi Khurd falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176215
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009520

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bandi Khurd from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bandi Khurd?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bandi Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Nagan Pat
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagan Pat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bandi Khurd known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bandi Khurd

Of every 100 households in Bandi Khurd in 2011, 93 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandi Khurd · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**29%

Tap water ****26%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**40%

Use banking services ****56%**

**94%

Television ****44%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

None of these assets ****37%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bandi Khurd?

■ Bandi Khurd · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**917

Working population ****51.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 84.5% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (18%) · **■** Marginal 46 (71%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dharmsala

- Miniana139 people
- Balehr Khas135 people
- Gulerian134 people
- Bhitlu131 people
- Bara Khola125 people
- Jhikkar121 people
- Thatri120 people
- Bahl110 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bandi Khurd?176215
- How far is Bandi Khurd from Dharmsala?12 km by road
- What is the population of Bandi Khurd?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandi Khurd in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bandi Khurd?89.7% (Census 2011)