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About Band Village

Band is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 141 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,206 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Band Overview

Census 2011 figures for Band village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 53.57 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 141
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,206
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 Band compares

By the 2011 count Band is the 76th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 53.57 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Band

Band is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Band 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 Band from other places

Band lies about 14 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 71 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 Band
Tehsil headquarters Garud 14 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 14 km
Nearest town Almora 33 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 71 km

Villages closest to Band

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Band village had a population of 311. That makes it the 76th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Band village has 141 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Band has about 1206 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Band is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Band covers 53.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Band falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Band is Kathgodam, about 71 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 Band.

Band is about 14 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Band is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 14 km away. Bageshwar is about 14 km away. Almora is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jinkhola (under 2 km), Baneshwar (under 2 km) and Munyura Mafi (under 2 km).

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

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