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About Tarbandha Village

Tarbandha is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 405 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarbandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarbandha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 405
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarbandha compares

By the 2011 count Tarbandha is the 36th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Tarbandha

Tarbandha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarbandha as Available within village. 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 Tarbandha from other places

Tarbandha 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 Tarbandha
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 Tarbandha

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 Tarbandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarbandha village had a population of 780. That makes it the 36th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Tarbandha village has 405 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarbandha has about 926 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 Tarbandha is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarbandha covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarbandha falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarbandha 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tarbandha.

Tarbandha 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.

Tarbandha 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 Bandha (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 Tarbandha today is likely to be higher.

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