About Bandkhola Village

Bandkhola is one of the larger villages in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,042, made up of 2,481 males and 2,561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandkhola village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati II
Pincode	731237
Area (hectares)	119.2 hectares
Population	5,042
Male Population	2,481
Female Population	2,561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandkhola compares

By the 2011 count Bandkhola is the 5th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 119.2 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bandkhola

Bandkhola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandkhola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bandkhola from other places

Bandkhola lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 6.5 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 Bandkhola
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	6.5 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati II	20 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	20 km

Villages closest to Bandkhola

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

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Common questions about Bandkhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandkhola village had a population of 5,042. That makes it the 5th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Bandkhola village has 2,481 males and 2,561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandkhola has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bandkhola is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandkhola covers 119.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bandkhola falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bandkhola is Lohapur, about 6.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bandkhola.

Bandkhola is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandkhola is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 6.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Nalhati II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.