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About Bandra Village

Bandra is one of the larger villages in Bandra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,171, made up of 3,962 males and 4,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 848.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Bandra
Pincode 843115
Area (hectares) 848.1 hectares
Population 8,171
Male Population 3,962
Female Population 4,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandra compares

By the 2011 count Bandra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,954 residents. Its 848.1 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bandra

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

Bandra lies about 26 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dholi, 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 Bandra
Nearest railway station Dholi 12 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 26 km

Villages closest to Bandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandra village had a population of 8,171. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,954 residents.

Bandra village has 3,962 males and 4,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandra has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bandra is 843115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandra covers 848.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandra falls under Bandra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bandra is Dholi, about 12 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 village for Bandra.

Bandra is about 26 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandra is in Bandra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Dholi is about 12 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajitpur Urf Harpur (10 km), Madhurapur Lakhiraj (14 km) and Mohanpur (15 km).

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

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