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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JITENDRA PRADIP RAUT
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- LGD code
- 552320
- Pincode
- 401501
- Post office
- Boisar
- Population
- 2,007
- Households
- 473
- Literacy rate
- 80.4%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 728
- Distance to district centre
- 474 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 468 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 609 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 319 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nagri · 38 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- wadhonabajar Government Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bandar compares
By population, Bandar ranks #47 of 202 villages in Palghar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.4%
+14.5% vs mandal average
- Bandar
- 80.4%
- Palghar mandal
- 65.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+1 vs mandal average
- Bandar
- 968
- Palghar mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Bandar
- 4.2
- Palghar mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bandar at a glance
Bandar is a village of 2,007 people in 473 households (Census 2011) in Palghar taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 47th-largest of 202 villages in Palghar taluka. Literacy is 80%, 15 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. It lies 474 km from the Palghar district centre, 3 km from Kalamb, the nearest town, 38 km from Nagri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401501, served by Boisar post office; the LGD village code is 552320. The nearest hospital or health centre is wadhonabajar Government Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is JITENDRA PRADIP RAUT, and the village votes in Akole assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate. The population is estimated at 2,366 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bandar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PALGHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 57.29
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 23.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bandar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bandar
- LGD code
- 552320
- Pincode
- 401501
- Post office
- Boisar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,007
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,366
- Households
- 473
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 80.4%
- Coordinates
- 20.25455°N, 78.55973°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Akole
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JITENDRA PRADIP RAUT
- Block / Mandal
- Palghar
- Nearest bank
- Union bank, Sangamner (463.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Bandar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai609 kmcapital
- Hyderabad319 km
- Bengaluru816 km
- Chennai818 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNagri38 km
- Bus stopSonbardi24 km
- Hospital / PHCwadhonabajar Government Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank26 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum15 km
- CollegeIndustrial Training Institute47 km
- Police stationPolice Station Warora47 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
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