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About Bendwa Village

Bendwa is a small village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 133 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bendwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bendwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 247.13 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 133
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Bendwa compares

By the 2011 count Bendwa is the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 247.13 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bendwa

Bendwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bendwa 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 Bendwa from other places

Bendwa lies about 37 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about 14 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 Bendwa
Nearest railway station Kansar Nawadah 14 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Simaria 24 km
District headquarters Chatra 37 km

Villages closest to Bendwa

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 Bendwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bendwa village had a population of 247. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Bendwa village has 133 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bendwa has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Bendwa covers 247.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bendwa falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bendwa is Kansar Nawadah, about 14 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 Bendwa.

Bendwa is about 37 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bendwa is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Kansar Nawadah is about 14 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 21 km away. Simaria is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sos (under 2 km), Talsa (under 2 km) and Ichak (1.8 km).

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

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