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About Bansdih Village

Bansdih is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 184 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 184
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansdih compares

By the 2011 count Bansdih is the 52nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Bansdih

Bansdih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bansdih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bansdih from other places

Bansdih lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 55 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 Bansdih
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 32 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km
Nearest town Chatrā 32 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 55 km

Villages closest to Bansdih

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.

Common questions about Bansdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansdih village had a population of 364. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Bansdih village has 184 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansdih has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Bansdih is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansdih covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bansdih is Rafiganj, about 55 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bansdih.

Bansdih is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansdih is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 32 km away. Chatra is about 32 km away. Chatrā is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nima (4.9 km), Pathra (5.4 km) and Mahugain (6.0 km).

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

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