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About Bandakheri Village

Bandakheri is a small village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 255 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 576 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247667, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandakheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandakheri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247667
Area (hectares) 58.78 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 255
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 576
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandakheri compares

By the 2011 count Bandakheri is the 222nd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 58.78 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Bandakheri

Bandakheri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandakheri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandakheri from other places

Bandakheri lies about 33 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Iqbalpur, about 2.0 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 Bandakheri
Nearest railway station Iqbalpur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 7.0 km
District headquarters Hardwar 33 km

Villages closest to Bandakheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandakheri village had a population of 402. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Bandakheri village has 255 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandakheri has about 576 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Bandakheri is 247667. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandakheri covers 58.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandakheri falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandakheri is Iqbalpur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bandakheri.

Bandakheri is about 33 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandakheri is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Iqbalpur is about 2.0 km away. Roorkee is about 7.0 km away. Hardwar 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 Sohalpur Gada (under 2 km), Iqbalpur Kamelpur (under 2 km) and Padliganda (1.8 km).

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

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