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About Bandikama Khan Village

Bandikama Khan is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 698 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandikama Khan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandikama Khan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 185101
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 698
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandikama Khan compares

By the 2011 count Bandikama Khan is the 20th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Bandikama Khan

Bandikama Khan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandikama Khan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bandikama Khan from other places

Bandikama Khan lies about 11 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 51 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 Bandikama Khan
Tehsil headquarters Mandi 4.2 km
District headquarters Punch 11 km
Nearest town Pūnch 11 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 51 km

Villages closest to Bandikama Khan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandi 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 Bandikama Khan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandikama Khan village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 20th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Bandikama Khan village has 698 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandikama Khan has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Bandikama Khan is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandikama Khan covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandikama Khan falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bandikama Khan is Baramula, about 51 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bandikama Khan.

Bandikama Khan is about 11 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandikama Khan is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 4.2 km away. Punch is about 11 km away. Pūnch is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Rara (under 2 km), Salunian (under 2 km) and Sathra (1.8 km).

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

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