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About Banasandi Village

Banasandi is a large village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,258, made up of 1,150 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banasandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banasandi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 2,258
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banasandi compares

By the 2011 count Banasandi is the 11th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Banasandi

Banasandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banasandi as Available within 10+ 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 Banasandi from other places

Banasandi lies about 18 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, 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 Banasandi
Tehsil headquarters Simaria under 2 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 18 km
Nearest town Chatrā 18 km

Villages closest to Banasandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banasandi village had a population of 2,258. That makes it the 11th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Banasandi village has 1,150 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banasandi has about 963 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Banasandi is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banasandi covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banasandi falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banasandi is Shivpur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banasandi.

Banasandi 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.

Banasandi is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Simaria is about under 2 km away. Shivpur is about 16 km away. Chatra 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 Kuti (under 2 km), Simaria Kalan (under 2 km) and Lipda (1.5 km).

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

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