About Bandha Village

Bandha is a mid sized village in Jaisalmer tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,340, made up of 720 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38534 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandha village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Jaisalmer
Pincode	345022
Area (hectares)	38534 hectares
Population	1,340
Male Population	720
Female Population	620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Bandha is the 32nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 38534 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Bandha

Bandha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandha as Available within 10+ 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 Bandha from other places

Bandha lies about 29 km from Jaisalmer. 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 Bandha
Nearest railway station	Jaisalmer	29 km

Villages closest to Bandha

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

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Common questions about Bandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandha village had a population of 1,340. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Bandha village has 720 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandha has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Bandha is 345022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandha covers 38534 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandha falls under Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bandha is Jaisalmer, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bandha.

Bandha is about 29 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandha is in Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Jaisalmer is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.