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About Bandha Village

Bandha is a mid sized village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 585 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.15 hectares hectares.

Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Area (hectares) 142.15 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 585
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Bandha is the 147th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 142.15 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bandha

Bandha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bandha from other places

Bandha lies about 64 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 13 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 Bandha
Nearest town Mehndāwal 12 km
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 29 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 64 km

Villages closest to Bandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandha village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 147th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Bandha village has 585 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandha has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Bandha covers 142.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandha falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandha is Sihapar Halt, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandha.

Bandha is about 64 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandha is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Mehndāwal is about 12 km away. Sihapar Halt is about 13 km away. Pharenda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharharwa (2.5 km), Darwar Buzurg (5.9 km) and Sonpipari Buzurg (10 km).

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

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