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About Bandai Village

Bandai is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 137 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272120
Area (hectares) 78.56 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 137
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bandai compares

By the 2011 count Bandai is the 955th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 78.56 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bandai

The census records public bus service for Bandai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bandai from other places

Bandai lies about 73 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 7.0 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 Bandai
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 21 km
Nearest town Nautanwa 27 km
District headquarters Basti 73 km

Villages closest to Bandai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandai village had a population of 278. That makes it the 955th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Bandai village has 137 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandai has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bandai is 272120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandai covers 78.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandai falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandai is Bridgemanganj, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandai.

Bandai is about 73 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandai is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bridgemanganj is about 7.0 km away. Harraiya is about 21 km away. Nautanwa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Gopalpur Panday (under 2 km) and Shankarpur (1.8 km).

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

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