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About Bandrak Village

Bandrak is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 648 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Bandrak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandrak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 1,332
Male Population 648
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandrak compares

By the 2011 count Bandrak is the 53rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bandrak

Bandrak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandrak 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandrak from other places

Bandrak lies about 140 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 15 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 Bandrak
Nearest railway station Biraul 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 16 km
Nearest town Benipur 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 140 km

Villages closest to Bandrak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandrak village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Bandrak village has 648 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandrak has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Bandrak covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandrak falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bandrak is Biraul, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandrak.

Bandrak is about 140 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandrak is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Biraul is about 15 km away. Dagarua is about 16 km away. Benipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saura (4.8 km), Pokharia (5.7 km) and Chatra (5.9 km).

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

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