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About Bundwan Village

Bundwan is one of the larger villages in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,380, made up of 2,825 males and 2,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bundwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bundwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212107
Area (hectares) 342.57 hectares
Population 5,380
Male Population 2,825
Female Population 2,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bundwan compares

By the 2011 count Bundwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 342.57 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bundwan

Bundwan 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 Bundwan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bundwan from other places

Bundwan lies about 19 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jasra, about 1.6 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 Bundwan
Nearest railway station Jasra 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 8.0 km
District headquarters Allahabad 19 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 19 km

Villages closest to Bundwan

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 Bundwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bundwan village had a population of 5,380. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Bundwan village has 2,825 males and 2,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bundwan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bundwan is 212107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bundwan covers 342.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bundwan is Jasra, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bundwan.

Bundwan is about 19 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bundwan is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Jasra is about 1.6 km away. Bara is about 8.0 km away. Allahabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amreha (under 2 km), Jasra (1.7 km) and Khatagia (2.2 km).

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

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