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About Bandpur Village

Bandpur is a large village in Chanditala I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,594, made up of 1,825 males and 1,769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala I
Pincode 712701
Area (hectares) 116.93 hectares
Population 3,594
Male Population 1,825
Female Population 1,769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bandpur compares

By the 2011 count Bandpur is the 8th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 116.93 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bandpur

Bandpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bandpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandpur from other places

Bandpur lies about 30 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Baruipara, about 7.3 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 Bandpur
Nearest railway station Baruipara 7.3 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala I 30 km
District headquarters Hugli 30 km

Villages closest to Bandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandpur village had a population of 3,594. That makes it the 8th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Bandpur village has 1,825 males and 1,769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bandpur is 712701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandpur covers 116.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bandpur falls under Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bandpur is Baruipara, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bandpur.

Bandpur is about 30 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandpur is in Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district. Baruipara is about 7.3 km away. Baidyabāti is about 16 km away. Chanditala I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masat (1.8 km), Patul (2.9 km) and Jangalpara (3.1 km).

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

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