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About Bandh Village

Bandh is a small village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 245 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 91.31 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 245
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandh compares

By the 2011 count Bandh is the 90th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 91.31 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bandh

Bandh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bandh from other places

Bandh 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 Bandh
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 Bandh

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 Bandh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandh village had a population of 449. That makes it the 90th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Bandh village has 245 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandh has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

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

Bandh covers 91.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bandh is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.6 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 - 10 km distance for Bandh.

Bandh 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.

Bandh 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 Bandaha (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 Bandh today is likely to be higher.

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