# Bandu Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Bandu

Bandu is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176103**. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 56 households**, the 282nd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 228people (2011)
- 56households
- 89.8%literacy
- 176103PIN code

## Bandu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bandu is 176103.** Bandu falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176103
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011827

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

## How far is Bandu from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)40 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)10 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 Bandu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bandu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Bandu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 85% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Bandu

Of every 100 households in Bandu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bandu · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****96%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**45%

Use banking services ****93%**

**96%

Television ****91%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bandu?

■ Bandu · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**912

Working population ****33.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 88.8% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (60%) · **■** Marginal 30 (39%)

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 Palampur

- Lohar Kar239 people
- Pandtehr237 people
- Rakkar237 people
- Ambotu231 people
- Khaira Buhla228 people
- Nagehr227 people
- Arth Uparli224 people
- Odar217 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bandu?176103
- How far is Bandu from Dharmsala?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bandu?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandu in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bandu?89.8% (Census 2011)