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About Bandhaipur Village

Bandhaipur is a large village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,345, made up of 1,205 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhaipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712415
Area (hectares) 127.23 hectares
Population 2,345
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandhaipur compares

By the 2011 count Bandhaipur is the 42nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 127.23 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bandhaipur

Bandhaipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandhaipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandhaipur from other places

Bandhaipur 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 Bandhaipur
Nearest railway station Madhu Sudanpur under 2 km
Nearest town Bhadreswar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 23 km
District headquarters Hugli 23 km

Villages closest to Bandhaipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhaipur village had a population of 2,345. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Bandhaipur village has 1,205 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhaipur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bandhaipur is 712415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhaipur covers 127.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bandhaipur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bandhaipur is Madhu Sudanpur, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandhaipur.

Bandhaipur 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.

Bandhaipur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Madhu Sudanpur is about under 2 km away. Bhadreswar is about 16 km away. Khanakul I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandipur (under 2 km), Gopalnagar (4.9 km) and Patul (10 km).

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

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