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About Bandhupur Village

Bandhupur is a mid sized village in Manteswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 417 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhupur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Manteswar
Pincode 713513
Area (hectares) 117.87 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 417
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandhupur compares

By the 2011 count Bandhupur is the 94th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 117.87 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bandhupur

Bandhupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandhupur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bandhupur from other places

Bandhupur lies about 41 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Bankapasi, about 12 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 Bandhupur
Nearest railway station Bankapasi 12 km
Nearest town Kātoya 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Manteswar 28 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 41 km

Villages closest to Bandhupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhupur village had a population of 804. That makes it the 94th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Bandhupur village has 417 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhupur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bandhupur is 713513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhupur covers 117.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandhupur falls under Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bandhupur is Bankapasi, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bandhupur.

Bandhupur is about 41 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhupur is in Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Bankapasi is about 12 km away. Kātoya is about 20 km away. Manteswar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosenpur (3.1 km), Rautgram (5.0 km) and Khandra (6.4 km).

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

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