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About Bandra Village

Bandra is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 627 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 996 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342603
Area (hectares) 996 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 627
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandra compares

By the 2011 count Bandra is the 80th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 996 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bandra

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

Bandra lies about 50 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Pipar Road Junction, about 15 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 Bandra
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Pipar Road Junction 15 km
Nearest town Pīpār 26 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 50 km

Villages closest to Bandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandra village had a population of 1,189. That makes it the 80th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Bandra village has 627 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bandra is 342603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandra covers 996 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandra falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bandra is Pipar Road Junction, about 15 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 Bandra.

Bandra is about 50 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandra is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 14 km away. Pipar Road Junction is about 15 km away. Pīpār 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 Tambariya Khurd (2.1 km), Godawas (4.8 km) and Artiya Kalan (4.9 km).

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

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