About Bhangabandh Village

Bhangabandh is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 81 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangabandh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	61.7 hectares
Population	154
Male Population	81
Female Population	73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Bhangabandh compares

By the 2011 count Bhangabandh is the 95th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 61.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1013.

Getting to Bhangabandh

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

Bhangabandh lies about 62 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 9.3 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 Bhangabandh
Nearest railway station	Rajgram	9.3 km
Nearest town	Pakur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	62 km

Villages closest to Bhangabandh

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

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Common questions about Bhangabandh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangabandh village had a population of 154. That makes it the 95th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Bhangabandh village has 81 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangabandh has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bhangabandh is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangabandh covers 61.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangabandh falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhangabandh is Rajgram, about 9.3 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 Bhangabandh.

Bhangabandh is about 62 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangabandh is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Rajgram is about 9.3 km away. Pakur is about 12 km away. Gopikandar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.