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About Bandral Khurd Village

Bandral Khurd 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 967, made up of 522 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1743.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandral Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandral Khurd village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 1743.8 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 522
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandral Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Bandral Khurd is the 82nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 1743.8 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bandral Khurd

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

Bandral Khurd 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Bajalta 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 12 km
District headquarters Jammu 12 km

Villages closest to Bandral Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandral Khurd village had a population of 967. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bandral Khurd village has 522 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandral Khurd has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Bandral Khurd covers 1743.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bandral Khurd 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bandral Khurd.

Bandral Khurd 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 Khurd 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 Kalan (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 Khurd today is likely to be higher.

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