About Bamhandih Village

Bamhandih is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 16 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,312 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhandih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Mayur Hand
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	51.15 hectares
Population	37
Male Population	16
Female Population	21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,312
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bamhandih compares

By the 2011 count Bamhandih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 51.15 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Bamhandih

Bamhandih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamhandih as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamhandih from other places

Bamhandih lies about 34 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 12 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 Bamhandih
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	12 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayur Hand	34 km
District headquarters	Chatra	34 km

Villages closest to Bamhandih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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.

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Common questions about Bamhandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhandih village had a population of 37. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Bamhandih village has 16 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhandih has about 1312 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Bamhandih is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhandih covers 51.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhandih falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamhandih is Kathautia, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamhandih.

Bamhandih is about 34 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhandih is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Kathautia is about 12 km away. Bagaha is about 31 km away. Mayur Hand is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.