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About Bandi Checkiyan Village

Bandi Checkiyan is a large village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,770, made up of 1,922 males and 1,848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 888 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandi Checkiyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandi Checkiyan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Haveli
Pincode 185101
Area (hectares) 888 hectares
Population 3,770
Male Population 1,922
Female Population 1,848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandi Checkiyan compares

By the 2011 count Bandi Checkiyan is the 5th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 888 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bandi Checkiyan

Bandi Checkiyan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandi Checkiyan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Checkiyan from other places

Bandi Checkiyan lies about 5.0 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 53 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 Bandi Checkiyan
District headquarters Punch 5.0 km
Nearest town Pūnch 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Haveli 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 53 km

Villages closest to Bandi Checkiyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandi Checkiyan village had a population of 3,770. That makes it the 5th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Bandi Checkiyan village has 1,922 males and 1,848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandi Checkiyan has about 961 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 Bandi Checkiyan is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandi Checkiyan covers 888 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandi Checkiyan falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bandi Checkiyan is Baramula, about 53 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 village for Bandi Checkiyan.

Bandi Checkiyan is about 5.0 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandi Checkiyan is in Haveli tehsil of Punch district. Punch is about 5.0 km away. Pūnch is about 5.0 km away. Haveli is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankote (2.3 km), Qasbah (2.3 km) and Dhokri (2.4 km).

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

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