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About Bandral Kalan Village

Bandral Kalan is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,634, made up of 838 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandral Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandral Kalan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 621.2 hectares
Population 1,634
Male Population 838
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Bandral Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bandral Kalan is the 39th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 621.2 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bandral Kalan

Bandral Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandral Kalan 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 Bandral Kalan from other places

Bandral Kalan lies about 12 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 8.0 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 Bandral Kalan
Nearest railway station Bajalta 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 12 km
District headquarters Jammu 12 km

Villages closest to Bandral Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 Bandral Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandral Kalan village had a population of 1,634. That makes it the 39th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bandral Kalan village has 838 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandral Kalan has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bandral Kalan is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandral Kalan covers 621.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandral Kalan falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bandral Kalan is Bajalta, about 8.0 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 Bandral Kalan.

Bandral Kalan is about 12 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandral Kalan is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bajalta is about 8.0 km away. Akhnoor is about 12 km away. Jammu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandral Khurd (under 2 km), Nara (3.9 km) and Batal (4.7 km).

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

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