About Chithi Bandi Village

Chithi Bandi is one of the larger villages in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,346, made up of 4,267 males and 4,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chithi Bandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chithi Bandi village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Bandipora
Pincode	193502
Area (hectares)	463 hectares
Population	8,346
Male Population	4,267
Female Population	4,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chithi Bandi compares

By the 2011 count Chithi Bandi is the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chithi Bandi

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

Chithi Bandi lies about 7.7 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 25 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 Chithi Bandi
Tehsil headquarters	Bandipora	7.7 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	7.7 km
Nearest town	Bandipura	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Hamre	25 km

Villages closest to Chithi Bandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandipora 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 Chithi Bandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chithi Bandi village had a population of 8,346. That makes it the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Chithi Bandi village has 4,267 males and 4,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chithi Bandi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Chithi Bandi is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chithi Bandi covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chithi Bandi falls under Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chithi Bandi is Hamre, about 25 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 Chithi Bandi.

Chithi Bandi is about 7.7 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chithi Bandi is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipora is about 7.7 km away. Bandipore is about 7.7 km away. Bandipura is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.