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About Bandaha Village

Bandaha is a small village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 115 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 37.23 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 115
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandaha compares

By the 2011 count Bandaha is the 111th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 37.23 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bandaha

Bandaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandaha 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandaha from other places

Bandaha lies about 2.8 km from Birbhum, 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 Bandaha
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 2.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 2.8 km
District headquarters Birbhum 2.8 km

Villages closest to Bandaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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 Bandaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandaha village had a population of 221. That makes it the 111th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Bandaha village has 115 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandaha has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bandaha is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandaha covers 37.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandaha falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

Bandaha is about 2.8 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandaha is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat Junction is about 2.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 2.7 km away. Mayureswar II is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandh (under 2 km), Prajapara (2.5 km) and Sibpur (3.9 km).

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

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