About Bandun Village

Bandun is a mid sized village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 293 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandun village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Satpuli
Pincode	246172
Area (hectares)	446.6 hectares
Population	642
Male Population	293
Female Population	349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,191
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandun compares

By the 2011 count Bandun is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 446.6 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Bandun

Bandun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandun 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 Bandun from other places

Bandun lies about 18 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Bandun
Tehsil headquarters	Satpuli	10 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	18 km
Nearest town	Kotdwāra	28 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	28 km

Villages closest to Bandun

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

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Common questions about Bandun

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandun village had a population of 642. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Bandun village has 293 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandun has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Bandun is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandun covers 446.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandun falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandun is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Bandun.

Bandun is about 18 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandun is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 10 km away. Garhwal is about 18 km away. Kotdwāra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.