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About Brindabani Village

Brindabani is a mid sized village in Salanpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 404 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brindabani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brindabani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Salanpur
Pincode 713335
Area (hectares) 86.8 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 404
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Brindabani compares

By the 2011 count Brindabani is the 49th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents. Its 86.8 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Brindabani

Brindabani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Brindabani 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Brindabani from other places

Brindabani lies about 130 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 16 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 Brindabani
Nearest railway station Jamtara 16 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Salanpur 32 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 130 km

Villages closest to Brindabani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Brindabani village had a population of 761. That makes it the 49th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents.

Brindabani village has 404 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brindabani has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Brindabani is 713335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brindabani covers 86.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Brindabani falls under Salanpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Brindabani is Jamtara, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Brindabani.

Brindabani is about 130 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brindabani is in Salanpur tehsil of Barddhaman district. Jamtara is about 16 km away. Jāmtāra is about 16 km away. Salanpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitpur (2.0 km), Banskatia (2.7 km) and Malladih (3.5 km).

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

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