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About Bandi Village

Bandi is a small village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 237 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 117.76 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 237
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandi compares

By the 2011 count Bandi is the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 117.76 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bandi

Bandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandi as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Arjundi, Baddi, Badgaon and Badgram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandi village had a population of 460. That makes it the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Bandi village has 237 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandi has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bandi is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandi covers 117.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandi falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bandi notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Bandi.

Bandi is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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