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About Bandhdih Village

Bandhdih is a small village in Karon tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 204 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Karon
Pincode 815357
Area (hectares) 113.59 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 204
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Bandhdih compares

By the 2011 count Bandhdih is the 73rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 631 residents. Its 113.59 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bandhdih

Bandhdih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bandhdih 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 Bandhdih from other places

Bandhdih lies about 41 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 17 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 Bandhdih
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 17 km
Nearest town Dumka 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Karon 29 km
District headquarters Deoghar 41 km

Villages closest to Bandhdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhdih village had a population of 380. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 631 residents.

Bandhdih village has 204 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhdih has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bandhdih is 815357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhdih covers 113.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandhdih falls under Karon tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandhdih is Basukinath Railway Station, about 17 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 Bandhdih.

Bandhdih is about 41 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhdih is in Karon tehsil of Deoghar district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 17 km away. Dumka is about 26 km away. Karon is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagadih (under 2 km), Thengadih (under 2 km) and Simra (2.3 km).

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

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