Village · Krishangarh, Solan # Bandh Bandh is a village in Krishangarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173233. The 2011 Census counted 189 people in 38 households, the 33rd largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 189 people (2011) - 38 households - 88.1% literacy - 173233 PIN code ## Bandh PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bandh is 173233. Bandh falls in Krishangarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173233 - Community development block Dharampur - Census village code 021445 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bandh from nearby towns? - Kuthar (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Solan (district HQ) 52 km by road - Solan (nearest town) 52 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bandh? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bandh; 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Patta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Solan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Solan - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ 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 Bandh known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and tomato. About 13% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bandh Of every 100 households in Bandh in 2011, 92 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bandh · ■ Krishangarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 98% - Toilet within the home 78% 71% - No toilet (open defecation) 22% 28% - Tap water 62% 78% - Drinking water within premises 38% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 87% - Use banking services 97% 81% - Television 92% 80% - Mobile phone 78% 74% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 30% 12% - Car / jeep / van 3% 6% - None of these assets 0% 5% - Own their home 95% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bandh? ■ Bandh · ■ Krishangarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.1% 82.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 977 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 615 907 - Working population 63.0% 63.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.5% for men and 79.5% for women. 60% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 81 (68%) · ■ Other work 35 (29%) · ■ Marginal 3 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Krishangarh - Harath 219 people - Kayal Mahtan 215 people - Salga 209 people - Kotla 197 people - Serla 186 people - Badhu 175 people - Auda Manjhari 164 people - Bagi 164 people All 229 villages in Krishangarh ## Other places named Bandh - Bandh · Village, Israna, Panipat · 3,656 people - Bandh · Village, Ghatampur, Kanpur Nagar · 1,830 people - Bandh · Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni · 949 people - Bandh · Village, Pirtanr, Giridih · 844 people - Bandh · Village, Patamda, Purbi Singhbhum · 720 people - Bandh · Village, Kangra, Kangra · 602 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bandh? 173233 - How far is Bandh from Solan? 52 km by road - What is the population of Bandh? 189 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandh in? Solan district (Krishangarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bandh? 88.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/krishangarh/bandh/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.