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About Bandhi Village

Bandhi is one of the larger villages in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,281, made up of 3,765 males and 3,516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1247 hectares hectares.

Bandhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 1247 hectares
Population 7,281
Male Population 3,765
Female Population 3,516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bandhi compares

By the 2011 count Bandhi is the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 1247 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Kharaundh 4.1 km
Nearest town Rajauli 9.9 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 Sirdala 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 Bandhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhi village had a population of 7,281. That makes it the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Bandhi village has 3,765 males and 3,516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhi has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Bandhi covers 1247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandhi falls under Sirdala 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 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Sirdala is about 2.3 km away. Kharaundh is about 4.1 km away. Rajauli is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaili (under 2 km), Jharna (under 2 km) and Bharsanda (under 2 km).

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

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