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About Bindol Village

Bindol is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 767 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bindol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bindol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 55.82 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 767
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bindol compares

By the 2011 count Bindol is the 101st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 55.82 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bindol

Bindol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bindol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bindol from other places

Bindol lies about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Bamangram, about 16 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 Bindol
Nearest railway station Bamangram 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 18 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 28 km

Villages closest to Bindol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bindol village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 101st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Bindol village has 767 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bindol has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bindol is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bindol covers 55.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bindol falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bindol is Bamangram, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bindol.

Bindol is about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bindol is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Bamangram is about 16 km away. Raiganj is about 18 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baje Bindol (under 2 km), Kantar (16 km) and Chapra (19 km).

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

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