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About Bandi Village

Bandi is a small village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 236 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 209.22 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 236
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandi compares

By the 2011 count Bandi is the 86th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 209.22 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bandi

Bandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandi 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Abhiram, Ambari, Antigachh and Bandar Gachh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandi village had a population of 493. That makes it the 86th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Bandi village has 236 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandi has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bandi is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandi covers 209.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandi falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bandi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bandi.

Bandi is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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