Village · Jaswan, Kangra # Bandhol Bandhol is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176502. The 2011 Census counted 164 people in 40 households, the 68th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%. - 164 people (2011) - 40 households - 85.6% literacy - 176502 PIN code ## Bandhol PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bandhol is 176502. Bandhol falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176502 - Community development block Pragpur - Census village code 010625 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bandhol from nearby towns? - Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 102 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 47 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bandhol? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bandhol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Siual - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Jandaur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bandhol known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 10% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bandhol Of every 100 households in Bandhol in 2011, 95 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Bandhol · ■ Jaswan rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 97% - Toilet within the home 81% 61% - No toilet (open defecation) 19% 38% - Tap water 100% 96% - Drinking water within premises 65% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 51% 73% - Use banking services 95% 95% - Television 81% 76% - Mobile phone 43% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 22% 18% - Car / jeep / van 11% 4% - None of these assets 16% 11% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bandhol? ■ Bandhol · ■ Jaswan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.6% 87.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1050 1044 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1571 821 - Working population 73.8% 65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 82.2% for women. 76% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 37 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 17 (14%) · ■ Marginal 65 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jaswan - Ranoh 190 people - Kotla Khas 171 people - Dhameri 170 people - Amroh 166 people - Balghar 159 people - Rail 157 people - Jol 150 people - Bholi 148 people All 100 villages in Jaswan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bandhol? 176502 - How far is Bandhol from Dharmsala? 102 km by road - What is the population of Bandhol? 164 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandhol in? Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bandhol? 85.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/bandhol/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.