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About Bandela Dhek Village

Bandela Dhek is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 171 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandela Dhek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandela Dhek village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 36.2 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 171
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandela Dhek compares

By the 2011 count Bandela Dhek is the 74th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 36.2 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Bandela Dhek

Bandela Dhek is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandela Dhek as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bandela Dhek from other places

Bandela Dhek lies about 17 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 18 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 Bandela Dhek
District headquarters Champawat 17 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 23 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 41 km

Villages closest to Bandela Dhek

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lohaghat 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 Bandela Dhek

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandela Dhek village had a population of 351. That makes it the 74th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Bandela Dhek village has 171 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandela Dhek has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Bandela Dhek is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandela Dhek covers 36.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandela Dhek falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandela Dhek is Tanakpur, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bandela Dhek.

Bandela Dhek is about 17 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandela Dhek is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 17 km away. Tanakpur is about 18 km away. Lohaghat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Kandiya (under 2 km), Banku (under 2 km) and Bantari (under 2 km).

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

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