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About Bandhur Village

Bandhur is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 545 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.51 hectares hectares.

Bandhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 47.51 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 545
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bandhur compares

By the 2011 count Bandhur is the 177th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 47.51 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bandhur

Bandhur 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 Bandhur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bandhur from other places

Bandhur lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahawan Khor, about 6.6 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 Bandhur
Nearest railway station Mahawan Khor 6.6 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 10 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 34 km

Villages closest to Bandhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhur village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 177th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Bandhur village has 545 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Bandhur covers 47.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bandhur falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandhur is Mahawan Khor, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance for Bandhur.

Bandhur is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhur is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Mahawan Khor is about 6.6 km away. Mehndāwal is about 10 km away. Gorakhpur 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 Bansipur Urf Kachha (under 2 km), Chatur Banpuari (under 2 km) and Araji Haradar Bujurg (2.2 km).

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

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