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About Bandhgar Village

Bandhgar is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 763 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhgar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723163
Area (hectares) 265.88 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 763
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bandhgar compares

By the 2011 count Bandhgar is the 42nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 265.88 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bandhgar

The census records public bus service for Bandhgar 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Baghudi, Baikata, Balarampur and Baligara. 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 Bandhgar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhgar village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Bandhgar village has 763 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhgar has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bandhgar is 723163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhgar covers 265.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandhgar falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bandhgar notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandhgar.

Bandhgar is in Purulia II 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 Bandhgar today is likely to be higher.

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