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About Bandwal Gaon Village

Bandwal Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 89 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandwal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 14.58 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 89
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bandwal Gaon is the 168th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 14.58 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Bandwal Gaon

Bandwal Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandwal Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bandwal Gaon from other places

Bandwal Gaon lies about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 20 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 Bandwal Gaon
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 26 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 26 km

Villages closest to Bandwal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tehri 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 Bandwal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandwal Gaon village had a population of 175. That makes it the 168th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Bandwal Gaon village has 89 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandwal Gaon has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Bandwal Gaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandwal Gaon covers 14.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandwal Gaon falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandwal Gaon is Harrawala, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandwal Gaon.

Bandwal Gaon is about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandwal Gaon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Harrawala is about 20 km away. Tehri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digothi (1.8 km), Khetu (2.9 km) and Nawa Gaon (8.0 km).

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

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