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About Bandrahi Village

Bandrahi is a mid sized village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 620 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandrahi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Sunderbani
Pincode 185203
Area (hectares) 581.5 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 620
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Bandrahi compares

By the 2011 count Bandrahi is the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 581.5 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 940.

Getting to Bandrahi

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

Bandrahi lies about 28 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 43 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 Bandrahi
Tehsil headquarters Sunderbani 8.6 km
District headquarters Rajouri 28 km
Nearest town Rajaori 32 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 43 km

Villages closest to Bandrahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandrahi village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Bandrahi village has 620 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandrahi has about 952 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 940.

The pincode recorded for Bandrahi is 185203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandrahi covers 581.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandrahi falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bandrahi is Dugga, about 43 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 Bandrahi.

Bandrahi is about 28 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandrahi is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Sunderbani is about 8.6 km away. Rajouri is about 28 km away. Rajaori is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goraha Charala (under 2 km), Nala (under 2 km) and Patrat (2.1 km).

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

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