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About Bandal Village

Bandal is a small village in Koida tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 219 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Koida
Pincode 770048
Area (hectares) 437 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 219
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandal compares

By the 2011 count Bandal is the 26th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 437 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bandal

Bandal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandal as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandal from other places

Bandal lies about 123 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 10 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 Bandal
Tehsil headquarters Koida 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 10 km
Nearest town Joda 26 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 123 km

Villages closest to Bandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandal village had a population of 468. That makes it the 26th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Bandal village has 219 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandal has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bandal is 770048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandal covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandal falls under Koida tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bandal is Barsuan, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandal.

Bandal is about 123 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandal is in Koida tehsil of Sundargarh district. Koida is about 4.4 km away. Barsuan is about 10 km away. Joda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raikela (under 2 km), Rengalbeda (under 2 km) and Rengua (under 2 km).

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

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