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About Briddhitanr Alias Bandih Village

Briddhitanr Alias Bandih is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 262 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Briddhitanr Alias Bandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Briddhitanr Alias Bandih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 116.95 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 262
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Briddhitanr Alias Bandih compares

By the 2011 count Briddhitanr Alias Bandih is the 76th 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 116.95 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Briddhitanr Alias Bandih

Briddhitanr Alias Bandih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Briddhitanr Alias Bandih as Available within 5 - 10 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 Briddhitanr Alias Bandih from other places

Briddhitanr Alias Bandih lies about 45 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Torang, 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 Briddhitanr Alias Bandih
Nearest railway station Torang 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 26 km
Nearest town Būndu 36 km
District headquarters Puruliya 45 km

Villages closest to Briddhitanr Alias Bandih

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 Briddhitanr Alias Bandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Briddhitanr Alias Bandih village had a population of 535. That makes it the 76th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Briddhitanr Alias Bandih village has 262 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Briddhitanr Alias Bandih has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Briddhitanr Alias Bandih is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Briddhitanr Alias Bandih covers 116.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Briddhitanr Alias Bandih falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Briddhitanr Alias Bandih is Torang, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Briddhitanr Alias Bandih.

Briddhitanr Alias Bandih 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.

Briddhitanr Alias Bandih is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Torang is about 6.6 km away. Arsha is about 26 km away. Būndu is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haramadih (2.2 km), Bandudih (3.3 km) and Hesla (3.5 km).

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

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