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About Bandhwa Village

Bandhwa is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 670 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212108
Area (hectares) 178.28 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 670
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bandhwa compares

By the 2011 count Bandhwa is the 95th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 178.28 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bandhwa

Bandhwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bandhwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandhwa from other places

Bandhwa lies about 9.0 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Allahabad Chheoki Junction, about 4.9 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 Bandhwa
Nearest railway station Allahabad Chheoki Junction 4.9 km
District headquarters Allahabad 9.0 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 16 km

Villages closest to Bandhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhwa village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 95th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Bandhwa village has 670 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhwa has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bandhwa is 212108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhwa covers 178.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandhwa falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandhwa is Allahabad Chheoki Junction, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Bandhwa.

Bandhwa is about 9.0 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhwa is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Allahabad Chheoki Junction is about 4.9 km away. Allahabad is about 9.0 km away. Prayagraj is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Gariba (2.7 km), Iradatganj (4.0 km) and Chaukhata (4.8 km).

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

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