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About Bandka Village

Bandka is a mid sized village in Lachhmangarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 493 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Lachhmangarh
Pincode 301021
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 493
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandka compares

By the 2011 count Bandka is the 108th largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 899.

Getting to Bandka

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

Bandka lies about 32 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh, about 8.7 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 Bandka
Nearest railway station Govindgarh 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Lachhmangarh 11 km
Nearest town Nagar 18 km
District headquarters Alwar 32 km

Villages closest to Bandka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandka village had a population of 941. That makes it the 108th largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Bandka village has 493 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandka has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Bandka is 301021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandka covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandka falls under Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bandka is Govindgarh, about 8.7 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 village for Bandka.

Bandka is about 32 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandka is in Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district. Govindgarh is about 8.7 km away. Lachhmangarh is about 11 km away. Nagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nibhera (under 2 km), Chimanpura (1.6 km) and Moliya (2.2 km).

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

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