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About Bandhwa Village

Bandhwa is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 222 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.98 hectares hectares.

Bandhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 216.98 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 222
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bandhwa compares

By the 2011 count Bandhwa is the 423rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 216.98 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bandhwa

The census records public bus service for Bandhwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandhwa from other places

Bandhwa lies about 19 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Agori Khas, 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 Bandhwa
Nearest railway station Agori Khas 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 19 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 19 km

Villages closest to Bandhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhwa village had a population of 440. That makes it the 423rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Bandhwa village has 222 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhwa has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Bandhwa covers 216.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandhwa falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandhwa is Agori Khas, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandhwa.

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

Bandhwa is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Agori Khas is about 13 km away. Robertsganj is about 19 km away. Sonbhadra 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 Markuri (4.7 km), Baghama (5.2 km) and Bahera (5.8 km).

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

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