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About Bandkhola Village

Bandkhola is a small village in Raghunathganj I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 123 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandkhola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raghunathganj I
Pincode 742227
Area (hectares) 41.13 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 123
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Bandkhola compares

By the 2011 count Bandkhola is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 41.13 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bandkhola

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

Bandkhola lies about 30 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 6.5 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 Bandkhola
Nearest railway station Lohapur 6.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathganj I 30 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 30 km

Villages closest to Bandkhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandkhola village had a population of 245. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Bandkhola village has 123 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandkhola has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Bandkhola is 742227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandkhola covers 41.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandkhola falls under Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bandkhola is Lohapur, about 6.5 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 Bandkhola.

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

Bandkhola is in Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 6.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Raghunathganj 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 Simla (3.0 km), Kanupur (4.0 km) and Sujapur (5.0 km).

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

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