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About Bandrani Village

Bandrani is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 154 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandrani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandrani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 106.46 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 154
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandrani compares

By the 2011 count Bandrani is the 70th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 106.46 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bandrani

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

Bandrani lies about 27 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 50 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 Bandrani
Nearest town Tehri 14 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 35 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 50 km

Villages closest to Bandrani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandrani village had a population of 312. That makes it the 70th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Bandrani village has 154 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandrani has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bandrani is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandrani covers 106.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandrani falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandrani is Rishikesh, about 50 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 Bandrani.

Bandrani is about 27 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandrani is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 14 km away. Uttarkashi is about 27 km away. Bhatwari is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadung (10 km), Mukhem Range (11 km) and Pokhari (11 km).

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

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