About Bandar Village

Bandar is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,839, made up of 938 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nanoor
Pincode	731215
Area (hectares)	182.43 hectares
Population	1,839
Male Population	938
Female Population	901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandar compares

By the 2011 count Bandar is the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 182.43 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bandar

Bandar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandar from other places

Bandar 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 Bandar
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	2.6 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanoor	2.8 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	2.8 km

Villages closest to Bandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandar village had a population of 1,839. That makes it the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Bandar village has 938 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandar has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bandar is 731215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandar covers 182.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandar falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bandar 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 village for Bandar.

Bandar 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.

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