About Bandwal Village

Bandwal 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 1,781, made up of 921 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181203
Area (hectares)	233.5 hectares
Population	1,781
Male Population	921
Female Population	860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandwal compares

By the 2011 count Bandwal is the 34th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 233.5 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bandwal

Bandwal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bandwal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bandwal from other places

Bandwal lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 29 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 Bandwal
Nearest town	Akhnūr	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	26 km
District headquarters	Jammu	26 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	29 km

Villages closest to Bandwal

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.

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Common questions about Bandwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandwal village had a population of 1,781. That makes it the 34th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bandwal village has 921 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandwal has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bandwal is 181203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandwal covers 233.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandwal falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bandwal is Jammu Tawi, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandwal.

Bandwal is about 26 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandwal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 15 km away. Akhnoor is about 26 km away. Jammu is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.