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About Bandha Village

Bandha is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 207 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 207
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Bandha is the 133rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 986.

Getting to Bandha

Bandha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandha as Available within <5 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 Bandha from other places

Bandha lies about 37 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 21 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 Bandha
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 21 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 37 km

Villages closest to Bandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandha village had a population of 401. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Bandha village has 207 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandha has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bandha is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandha covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandha falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandha is Madankata Railway Station, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandha.

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

Bandha is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 21 km away. Jāmtāra is about 22 km away. Jama is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarbandha (under 2 km), Murli Chak (under 2 km) and Kusmaha (1.6 km).

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

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