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About Bandipur Village

Bandipur is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,979, made up of 2,532 males and 2,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712407
Area (hectares) 217.84 hectares
Population 4,979
Male Population 2,532
Female Population 2,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Bandipur compares

By the 2011 count Bandipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 217.84 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Bandipur

The census records public bus service for Bandipur 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 Bandipur from other places

Bandipur lies about 23 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Madhu Sudanpur, about under 2 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 Bandipur
Nearest railway station Madhu Sudanpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 7.8 km
Nearest town Bhadreswar 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 23 km

Villages closest to Bandipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandipur village had a population of 4,979. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Bandipur village has 2,532 males and 2,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandipur has about 966 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 980.

The pincode recorded for Bandipur is 712407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandipur covers 217.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bandipur falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bandipur is Madhu Sudanpur, about under 2 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 Bandipur.

Bandipur is about 23 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandipur is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Madhu Sudanpur is about under 2 km away. Haripal is about 7.8 km away. Bhadreswar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargachhia (2.1 km), Jamai Bati (2.6 km) and Gaja (3.7 km).

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

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