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About Bindraban Village

Bindraban is a mid sized village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 594 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.48 hectares hectares.

Bindraban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bindraban village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Kharagpur
Area (hectares) 43.48 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 594
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bindraban compares

By the 2011 count Bindraban is the 52nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 43.48 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bindraban

Bindraban is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bindraban as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bindraban from other places

Bindraban lies about 18 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur Road, about 4.3 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 Bindraban
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur Road 4.3 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur 13 km
District headquarters Munger 18 km

Villages closest to Bindraban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bindraban village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Bindraban village has 594 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bindraban has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

Bindraban covers 43.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bindraban falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bindraban is Kalyanpur Road, about 4.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bindraban.

Bindraban is about 18 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bindraban is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kalyanpur Road is about 4.3 km away. Jamālpur is about 12 km away. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galimpur (under 2 km), Bahira (under 2 km) and Bahiri (under 2 km).

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

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