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About Banda Village

Banda is a mid sized village in Amet tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 459 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Rajsamand
Tehsil Amet
Pincode 313334
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 459
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banda compares

By the 2011 count Banda is the 30th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 630 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Banda

Banda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banda as Available within <5 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 Banda from other places

Banda lies about 21 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Charbhuja Road, about 5.3 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 Banda
Nearest railway station Charbhuja Road 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amet 5.9 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 21 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 21 km

Villages closest to Banda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banda village had a population of 903. That makes it the 30th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 630 residents.

Banda village has 459 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banda has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Banda is 313334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banda covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banda falls under Amet tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Banda is Charbhuja Road, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banda.

Banda is about 21 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banda is in Amet tehsil of Rajsamand district. Charbhuja Road is about 5.3 km away. Amet is about 5.9 km away. Rajsamand is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotri (under 2 km), Jawanji Ka Khera (under 2 km) and Saprao Ka Gurha (under 2 km).

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

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