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About Raj Bandh Village

Raj Bandh is a small village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 178 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raj Bandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raj Bandh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 140.54 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 178
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raj Bandh compares

By the 2011 count Raj Bandh is the 112th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 140.54 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Raj Bandh

Raj Bandh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raj Bandh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paharpur, Patdoha, Pathardihi and Pirrabaid Dholar Bandh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Raj Bandh

As per the Census of India 2011, Raj Bandh village had a population of 359. That makes it the 112th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Raj Bandh village has 178 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raj Bandh has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Raj Bandh is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raj Bandh covers 140.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raj Bandh falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raj Bandh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raj Bandh.

Raj Bandh is in Saltora tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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