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About Bandabar Village

Bandabar is a small village in Margo Munda tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 178 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandabar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Margo Munda
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 178
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandabar compares

By the 2011 count Bandabar is the 72nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bandabar

Bandabar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandabar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandabar from other places

Bandabar lies about 43 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about under 2 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 Bandabar
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Giridih 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Margo Munda 22 km
District headquarters Deoghar 43 km

Villages closest to Bandabar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Margo Munda 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 Bandabar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandabar village had a population of 359. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Bandabar village has 178 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandabar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bandabar is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandabar covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandabar falls under Margo Munda tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandabar is Maheshmunda Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bandabar.

Bandabar is about 43 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandabar is in Margo Munda tehsil of Deoghar district. Maheshmunda Junction is about under 2 km away. Giridih is about 8.8 km away. Margo Munda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbad (1.9 km), Koiridih (2.7 km) and Baghmara (3.4 km).

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

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