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About Bandipur Village

Bandipur is a large village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,090, made up of 1,592 males and 1,498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712617, 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 Khanakul I
Pincode 712617
Area (hectares) 189.96 hectares
Population 3,090
Male Population 1,592
Female Population 1,498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Bandipur compares

By the 2011 count Bandipur is the 29th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 189.96 hectares work out to about 16 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 Bandipur

Bandipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ 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
Nearest town Bhadreswar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 23 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 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 Bandipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandipur village had a population of 3,090. That makes it the 29th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Bandipur village has 1,592 males and 1,498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandipur has about 941 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 Bandipur is 712617. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandipur covers 189.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bandipur falls under Khanakul I 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 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 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 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 Bandhaipur (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 Bandipur today is likely to be higher.

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