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About Bandiyara Village

Bandiyara is a small village in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 131 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 872.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandiyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandiyara village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Nakhatrana
Pincode 370620
Area (hectares) 872.84 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 131
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandiyara compares

By the 2011 count Bandiyara is the 93rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 872.84 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bandiyara

Bandiyara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandiyara as Available within village. 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 Bandiyara from other places

Bandiyara lies about 75 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 28 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 Bandiyara
Nearest railway station Naliya 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakhatrana 28 km
Nearest town Bhuj 70 km
District headquarters Kachchh 75 km

Villages closest to Bandiyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandiyara village had a population of 249. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Bandiyara village has 131 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandiyara has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bandiyara is 370620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandiyara covers 872.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandiyara falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bandiyara is Naliya, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bandiyara.

Bandiyara is about 75 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandiyara is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Naliya is about 28 km away. Nakhatrana is about 28 km away. Bhuj is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhunjay Moti (3.5 km), Rangaypadar (4.1 km) and Netra (4.9 km).

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

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