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About Bandalu Village

Bandalu is a small village in Paderu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 11 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 531024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandalu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Paderu
Pincode 531024
Population 26
Male Population 11
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandalu compares

By the 2011 count Bandalu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 255 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1110.

Getting to Bandalu

Bandalu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bandalu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandalu from other places

Bandalu lies about 71 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 40 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bandalu
Tehsil headquarters Paderu 11 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 30 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 40 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 71 km

Villages closest to Bandalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paderu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bandalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandalu village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 255 residents.

Bandalu village has 11 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandalu has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1110.

The pincode recorded for Bandalu is 531024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandalu falls under Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandalu is Darliput, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandalu.

Bandalu is about 71 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandalu is in Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Paderu is about 11 km away. Chodavaram is about 30 km away. Darliput is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothapolam (under 2 km), Joduru (under 2 km) and Onuru (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bandalu today is likely to be higher.

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