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About Bandu Village

Bandu is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 131 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825403
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 131
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandu compares

By the 2011 count Bandu is the 157th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bandu

Bandu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandu from other places

Bandu lies about 18 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 48 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 Bandu
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 18 km
District headquarters Chatra 18 km
Nearest town Chatrā 18 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 48 km

Villages closest to Bandu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Bandu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandu village had a population of 251. That makes it the 157th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Bandu village has 131 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandu has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bandu is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandu covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandu falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandu is Kathautia, about 48 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandu.

Bandu is about 18 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandu is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 18 km away. Chatra is about 18 km away. Chatrā 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 Lohsingna Khurd (under 2 km), Ghanghri (under 2 km) and Gobindpur (1.8 km).

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

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