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About Bandarjori Village

Bandarjori is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 270 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandarjori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandarjori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814141
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 270
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
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 Bandarjori compares

By the 2011 count Bandarjori is the 63rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 178 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 988.

Getting to Bandarjori

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

Bandarjori lies about 39 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 19 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 Bandarjori
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 19 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 39 km

Villages closest to Bandarjori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandarjori village had a population of 557. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Bandarjori village has 270 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandarjori has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Bandarjori is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandarjori covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandarjori falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandarjori is Madankata Railway Station, about 19 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 Bandarjori.

Bandarjori is about 39 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandarjori is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 19 km away. Jāmtāra is about 21 km away. Jarmundi 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 Thari (under 2 km), Tharipathar (under 2 km) and Uparbandha (2.0 km).

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

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