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About Bandiyar Village

Bandiyar is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2. The village covers 6468.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandiyar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 6468.1 hectares
Population 2
Male Population 2
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandiyar compares

By the 2011 count Bandiyar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 6468.1 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Bandiyar

Bandiyar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bandiyar as Available within 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 Bandiyar from other places

Bandiyar lies about 26 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 35 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 Bandiyar
Nearest town Mussoorie 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 26 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 26 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 35 km

Villages closest to Bandiyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandiyar village had a population of 2. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

The pincode recorded for Bandiyar is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandiyar covers 6468.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandiyar falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandiyar is Dehradun, about 35 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandiyar.

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

Bandiyar is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 21 km away. Puraula is about 26 km away. Uttarkashi 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 Naladi (3.7 km), Chhara (5.1 km) and Sunali (6.8 km).

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

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