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About Bandagam Village

Bandagam is a large village in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,862, made up of 1,476 males and 1,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandagam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Beerwah
Pincode 193401
Area (hectares) 213.7 hectares
Population 2,862
Male Population 1,476
Female Population 1,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandagam compares

By the 2011 count Bandagam is the 13th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 213.7 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Bandagam

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

How far is Bandagam from other places

Bandagam lies about 6.2 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 5.0 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 Bandagam
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Beerwah 5.6 km
District headquarters Badgam 6.2 km
Nearest town Soyībug 7.5 km

Villages closest to Bandagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandagam village had a population of 2,862. That makes it the 13th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Bandagam village has 1,476 males and 1,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandagam has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Bandagam is 193401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandagam covers 213.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandagam falls under Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bandagam is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 5.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandagam.

Bandagam is about 6.2 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandagam is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 5.0 km away. Beerwah is about 5.6 km away. Badgam is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bonahama (under 2 km), Charan Gam (under 2 km) and Mamgund (under 2 km).

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

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