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About Bandhauli Village

Bandhauli is one of the larger villages in Jale tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,402, made up of 2,759 males and 2,643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Jale
Pincode 847303
Area (hectares) 312 hectares
Population 5,402
Male Population 2,759
Female Population 2,643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bandhauli compares

By the 2011 count Bandhauli is the 14th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bandhauli

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

How far is Bandhauli from other places

Bandhauli lies about 40 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 12 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 Bandhauli
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jale 16 km
Nearest town Madhubani 31 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 40 km

Villages closest to Bandhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhauli village had a population of 5,402. That makes it the 14th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents.

Bandhauli village has 2,759 males and 2,643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhauli has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bandhauli is 847303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhauli covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bandhauli falls under Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bandhauli is Janakpur Road, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bandhauli is about 40 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhauli is in Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district. Janakpur Road is about 12 km away. Jale is about 16 km away. Madhubani is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhaura (4.6 km), Darhia (9.0 km) and Ghograha (11 km).

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

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