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About Bandi Village

Bandi is a mid sized village in Uri tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,568, made up of 813 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Uri
Pincode 193123
Area (hectares) 461.7 hectares
Population 1,568
Male Population 813
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandi compares

By the 2011 count Bandi is the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents. Its 461.7 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bandi

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

Bandi lies about 33 km from Baramula. 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 Bandi
Tehsil headquarters Uri 22 km
District headquarters Baramula 33 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 33 km

Villages closest to Bandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandi village had a population of 1,568. That makes it the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents.

Bandi village has 813 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Bandi is 193123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandi covers 461.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandi falls under Uri tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Bandi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bandi.

Bandi is about 33 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandi is in Uri tehsil of Baramula district. Uri is about 22 km away. Baramula is about 33 km away. Bāramūla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chollan Kalsan (14 km), Tulwari (16 km) and Darah Gutliyan (17 km).

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

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