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About Bandiwala Village

Bandiwala is a mid sized village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,786, made up of 937 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 736 hectares
Population 1,786
Male Population 937
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandiwala compares

By the 2011 count Bandiwala is the 80th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 736 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Bandiwala

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

Bandiwala lies about 90 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jandwala, about 6.4 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 Bandiwala
Nearest railway station Jandwala 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 11 km
District headquarters Firozpur 90 km

Villages closest to Bandiwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandiwala village had a population of 1,786. That makes it the 80th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Bandiwala village has 937 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandiwala has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Bandiwala is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandiwala covers 736 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandiwala falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bandiwala is Jandwala, about 6.4 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 Bandiwala.

Bandiwala is about 90 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandiwala is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Jandwala is about 6.4 km away. Fazilka is about 11 km away. Firozpur is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siwana (1.5 km), Sabuana (2.7 km) and Karian (3.2 km).

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

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