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About Bandul Village

Bandul is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 15 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,467 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandul village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246148
Area (hectares) 103.49 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 15
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,467
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 Bandul compares

By the 2011 count Bandul is the 515th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 103.49 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Bandul

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

Bandul lies about 74 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 72 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 Bandul
Nearest town Srīnagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 33 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 72 km
District headquarters Garhwal 74 km

Villages closest to Bandul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandul village had a population of 37. That makes it the 515th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Bandul village has 15 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandul has about 1467 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Bandul is 246148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandul covers 103.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandul falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandul is Rishikesh, about 72 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 Bandul.

Bandul is about 74 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandul is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 26 km away. Pauri is about 33 km away. Rishikesh is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhnoli (1.6 km), Semi (2.4 km) and Asueikhalsa (3.8 km).

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

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