About Bandhwa Village

Bandhwa is a large village in Tarari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,209 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Tarari
Pincode	802237
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	2,340
Male Population	1,209
Female Population	1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandhwa compares

By the 2011 count Bandhwa is the 26th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bandhwa

Bandhwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandhwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandhwa from other places

Bandhwa lies about 31 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 7.4 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 Bandhwa
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	7.4 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarari	31 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	31 km

Villages closest to Bandhwa

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

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Common questions about Bandhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhwa village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 26th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents.

Bandhwa village has 1,209 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhwa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Bandhwa is 802237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhwa covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bandhwa falls under Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bandhwa is Pawakhali, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bandhwa.

Bandhwa is about 31 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhwa is in Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Pawakhali is about 7.4 km away. Bahādurganj is about 19 km away. Tarari is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.