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About Bindwal Village

Bindwal is a large village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,801, made up of 1,455 males and 1,346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bindwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bindwal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Pincode 841439
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 2,801
Male Population 1,455
Female Population 1,346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bindwal compares

By the 2011 count Bindwal is the 26th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Bindwal

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

How far is Bindwal from other places

Bindwal lies about 5.7 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 3.7 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 Bindwal
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 5.7 km
District headquarters Siwan 5.7 km
Nearest town Siwān 5.7 km

Villages closest to Bindwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bindwal village had a population of 2,801. That makes it the 26th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Bindwal village has 1,455 males and 1,346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bindwal has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Bindwal is 841439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bindwal covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bindwal falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bindwal is Pachrukhi, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bindwal.

Bindwal is about 5.7 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bindwal is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 3.7 km away. Goriakothi is about 5.7 km away. Siwan is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahammadpur (4.2 km), Sarea (6.5 km) and Chandpur (6.6 km).

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

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