About Bandhi Village

Bandhi is a mid sized village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 604 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Bandhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Meskaur
Area (hectares)	131 hectares
Population	1,153
Male Population	604
Female Population	549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandhi compares

By the 2011 count Bandhi is the 30th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bandhi

Bandhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandhi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandhi from other places

Bandhi lies about 31 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 4.1 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 Bandhi
Nearest railway station	Kharaundh	4.1 km
Nearest town	Rajauli	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meskaur	31 km
District headquarters	Nawada	31 km

Villages closest to Bandhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhi village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 30th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Bandhi village has 604 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhi has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Bandhi covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandhi falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bandhi is Kharaundh, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandhi.

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

Bandhi is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Kharaundh is about 4.1 km away. Rajauli is about 9.9 km away. Meskaur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.