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About Bandiha Village

Bandiha is a mid sized village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 274 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731103
Area (hectares) 140.76 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 274
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bandiha compares

By the 2011 count Bandiha is the 60th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 140.76 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 955.

Getting to Bandiha

The census records public bus service for Bandiha 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandiha from other places

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

Villages closest to Bandiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandiha village had a population of 520. That makes it the 60th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Bandiha village has 274 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandiha has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Bandiha is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandiha covers 140.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandiha falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

Bandiha 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.

Bandiha is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat Junction is about 2.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 2.7 km away. Suri 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 Kamar Dangal (1.6 km), Dolgobindapur (2.0 km) and Gobindapur (2.0 km).

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

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