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About Bandh Village

Bandh is a small village in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 218 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.995 hectares hectares.

Bandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Mauranipur
Area (hectares) 275.995 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 218
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandh compares

By the 2011 count Bandh is the 138th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 275.995 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Bandh

Bandh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bandh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandh from other places

Bandh lies about 52 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Ranipur Road, about 19 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 Bandh
Nearest railway station Ranipur Road 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauranipur 22 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 22 km
District headquarters Jhansi 52 km

Villages closest to Bandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandh village had a population of 409. That makes it the 138th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Bandh village has 218 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandh has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Bandh covers 275.995 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandh falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandh is Ranipur Road, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bandh is about 52 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandh is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Ranipur Road is about 19 km away. Mauranipur is about 22 km away. Gursarāi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madarwas (under 2 km), Ghatrajwara (1.5 km) and Berwai (4.2 km).

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

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