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About Bandigani Village

Bandigani is a large village in Jamkhandi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,140, made up of 1,104 males and 1,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandigani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandigani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Jamkhandi
Pincode 587311
Area (hectares) 1023.52 hectares
Population 2,140
Male Population 1,104
Female Population 1,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandigani compares

By the 2011 count Bandigani is the 54th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,202 residents. Its 1023.52 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bandigani

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

Bandigani lies about 64 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Chinchli, about 36 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 Bandigani
Nearest town Rabkavi-Banhatti 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamkhandi 12 km
Nearest railway station Chinchli 36 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 64 km

Villages closest to Bandigani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandigani village had a population of 2,140. That makes it the 54th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,202 residents.

Bandigani village has 1,104 males and 1,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandigani has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Bandigani is 587311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandigani covers 1023.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandigani falls under Jamkhandi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bandigani is Chinchli, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bandigani.

Bandigani is about 64 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandigani is in Jamkhandi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Rabkavi-Banhatti is about 7.0 km away. Jamkhandi is about 12 km away. Chinchli is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navalgi (2.5 km), Yallatti (2.8 km) and Jagadal (3.0 km).

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

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