About Bandwa Village

Bandwa is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,380, made up of 1,817 males and 1,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1078.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Sarila
Pincode	210431
Area (hectares)	1078.3 hectares
Population	3,380
Male Population	1,817
Female Population	1,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
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 Bandwa compares

By the 2011 count Bandwa is the 8th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 1078.3 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Bandwa

Bandwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandwa 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 Bandwa from other places

Bandwa lies about 28 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 19 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 Bandwa
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	19 km
Nearest town	Mandi	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarila	28 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	28 km

Villages closest to Bandwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandwa village had a population of 3,380. That makes it the 8th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Bandwa village has 1,817 males and 1,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandwa has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Bandwa is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandwa covers 1078.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandwa falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandwa is Joginder Nagar, about 19 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 Bandwa.

Bandwa is about 28 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandwa is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Joginder Nagar is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Sarila is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.