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About Bandudih Village

Bandudih is a small village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 90 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandudih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723154
Area (hectares) 125.86 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 90
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandudih compares

By the 2011 count Bandudih is the 89th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 125.86 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bandudih

Bandudih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandudih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bandudih from other places

Bandudih lies about 45 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Suisa, about 6.6 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 Bandudih
Nearest railway station Suisa 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 26 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 34 km
District headquarters Puruliya 45 km

Villages closest to Bandudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandudih village had a population of 179. That makes it the 89th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Bandudih village has 90 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandudih has about 989 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Bandudih is 723154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandudih covers 125.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandudih falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bandudih is Suisa, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bandudih.

Bandudih is about 45 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandudih is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Suisa is about 6.6 km away. Arsha is about 26 km away. Balarāmpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puranaburudih (3.3 km), Briddhitanr Alias Bandih (3.3 km) and Haramadih (3.7 km).

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

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