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About Bandra Village

Bandra is a large village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,240, made up of 1,129 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713219
Area (hectares) 428.97 hectares
Population 2,240
Male Population 1,129
Female Population 1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bandra compares

By the 2011 count Bandra is the 14th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 428.97 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bandra

The census records public bus service for Bandra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandra from other places

Bandra lies about 104 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.6 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 Bandra
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 2.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 21 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 104 km

Villages closest to Bandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandra village had a population of 2,240. That makes it the 14th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Bandra village has 1,129 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandra has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bandra is 713219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandra covers 428.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandra falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bandra is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bandra.

Bandra is about 104 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandra is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Rampurhat Junction is about 2.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 2.7 km away. Kanksa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benodpur (1.8 km), Majhidanga (2.2 km) and Basudebpur (4.0 km).

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

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