Village · Palampur, Kangra # Bandla Khas Bandla Khas is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176061. The 2011 Census counted 793 people in 199 households, the 61st largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 793 people (2011) - 199 households - 89.6% literacy - 176061 PIN code ## Bandla Khas PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bandla Khas is 176061. Bandla Khas falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176061 - Community development block Bhawarna - Census village code 011846 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bandla Khas from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 38 km by road - Palampur (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bandla Khas? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bandla Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Banuri - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Sughar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Bandla Khas known for? The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 40% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bandla Khas Of every 100 households in Bandla Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Bandla Khas · ■ Palampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 82% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 10% - Tap water 100% 95% - Drinking water within premises 63% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 79% 53% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 14% 45% - Use banking services 87% 96% - Television 89% 87% - Mobile phone 70% 78% - Computer with internet 8% 4% - Two-wheeler 29% 24% - Car / jeep / van 20% 10% - None of these assets 4% 5% - Own their home 81% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bandla Khas? ■ Bandla Khas · ■ Palampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.6% 85.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1039 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1343 912 - Working population 43.5% 36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 85.7% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 204 (59%) · ■ Marginal 116 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palampur - Kasba Jagehr 812 people - Barohal 804 people - Rajehr 803 people - Moli Chak 801 people - Tapa 792 people - Ghar 789 people - Gorat 787 people - Gadiara 777 people All 409 villages in Palampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bandla Khas? 176061 - How far is Bandla Khas from Dharmsala? 38 km by road - What is the population of Bandla Khas? 793 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandla Khas in? Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bandla Khas? 89.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/bandla-khas/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.