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About Bandhaipur Village

Bandhaipur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 524 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhaipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731222
Area (hectares) 115.95 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 524
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandhaipur compares

By the 2011 count Bandhaipur is the 49th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 115.95 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bandhaipur

Bandhaipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandhaipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bandhaipur from other places

Bandhaipur 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 Bandhaipur
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 2.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 2.8 km
District headquarters Birbhum 2.8 km

Villages closest to Bandhaipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Bandhaipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhaipur village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 49th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Bandhaipur village has 524 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhaipur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bandhaipur is 731222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhaipur covers 115.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandhaipur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bandhaipur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bandhaipur.

Bandhaipur 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.

Bandhaipur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat Junction is about 2.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 2.7 km away. Murarai I 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 Khanpur (2.8 km), Ambhua (3.8 km) and Dadpur (4.2 km).

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

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